CR's Sharebook 

World Farm Animals Day - October 2nd
 

Start planning your activities to promote a compassionate diet

Did you know that every year around the world, about 50 billion animals are killed for food? Most of them spend their entire lives crowded into factory farms where they are mutilated and brutalized, and their suffering only ends in a terrifying death on a disassembly line at the slaughterhouse.

World Farm Animals Day, observed every year on or around October 2nd, is a time to reflect on the injustice of exploiting animals for meat, dairy, and eggs, and to join together with other caring people to find ways to speak up for animals and be a voice for their liberation. This annual event, coordinated by Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) and sponsored by IDA, is designed to raise awareness of farmed animal abuse and the benefits of a plant-based diet for people and the planet.

This year, World Farm Animals Day events will be held in all 50 states and two dozen other countries. Activities range from leafleting, information tables, and workplace feed-ins, to vigils, marches, video screenings, and more. Here's how you can help:

- Be an Event Coordinator. Last year's biggest event was a USDA Die-in in Washington, D.C., and this year's featured event is a cage-in. Of course, you can host any kind of event you want in your community to promote farmed animal welfare.

- Get activity ideas and tips on organizing your event by visiting FARM's online Action Center.

- Register your event online, or call (800) 632-8688 to request a free Action Kit. FARM will provide you with guidance, materials, media assistance, and networking tools.

- Conduct your event! Large or small, all events count.

Learn more about World Farm Animals Day.         

 [ send green star]