Animal Rights Activism
Gods in Shackles takes viewers on a journey into the harrowing reality of captive elephants in India. Tradition, commerce, and conservation are front and center, as is the stark contrast between the natural world and human exploitation. April 23rd, 2024, Fort Wayne, Indiana — Who speaks for innocent animals who cannot speak for themselves?
Help put an end to large-scale animal factories! Sonoma County, California, could lead the nation by becoming the first U.S. county to ban Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) through a popular vote. More than 37,185 residents have already backed this initiative, showing their support for sustainable and humane farming practices.
For vegan children’s book author and activist Heather Leughmyer, the stories she brings to life are more than just works of fiction. They’re ways to reach an audience that’s often impressionable and open to the message of kindness and compassion for all beings.
You’re invited to join speakers, vendors and attendees on May 10th (with VIP access starting May 9th) at the 2024 Vegan Women Summit. Engage with influential changemakers defining the next era of veganism at this high-energy summit. Los Angeles, March 8th, 2024 – Just in time for International Women’s Day, the countdown has begun for the highly anticipated 2024 Vegan Women Summit at West Hollywood’s sprawling Pacific Design Center.
After a long pressure campaign from the Korean animal rights movement, South Korea’s parliament passed a new law that bans dog meat starting in 2027. Here’s how it happened. Los Angeles, January 22nd, 2024 — There were tears and cheers, hugs and speeches as a long-held dream to end the dog meat trade became reality for the dozens of animal activists gathered on the steps of South Korea’s parliament building on January 9th, 2024.
The international campaign “Kangaroos Are NOT Shoes” targets ADIDAS for using kangaroo leather and is gaining momentum after a successful global day of action. Los Angeles, January 8th, 2024 — The year 2024 kicked off with two major athletic footwear companies, Nike and Puma, implementing their pledge to stop using leather from kangaroos in their shoes.
In a surprise move, law enforcement in Sonoma County suddenly appeared during a DxE protest march. The three animal rights activists arrested were demanding authorities investigate evidence of animal cruelty. Los Angeles, California, December 4th, 2023 – In what looks to be an escalation of hostilities against the animal rights movement, Sonoma County law enforcement interrupted a march by Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), a fast-growing animal liberation organization, to grab and cuff 3 animal rights activists and haul them off to jail.
The animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation for three trespass-related convictions in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial Los Angeles, December 1, 2023 — On November 30th, Wayne Hsiung, the attorney and co-founder of the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two-years probation in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial involving mass actions to rescue suffering chickens and ducks from two animal factories.
Watch parties, for the new movie Ending Real Fur, are being held across the U.S. and Canada Hollywood, California, December 4th – Animal lovers are being invited to hold their own watch parties for Ending Real Fur, the award-winning film now streaming on UnchainedTV.
Three activists disrupted the Coach runway show during New York Fashion Week 2023 protesting the use of leather in the fashion industry Los Angeles, September 26th, 2023 — In a show of compassionate bravado that made global headlines, three animal rights activists disrupted the Coach runway show at New York Fashion Week 2023, held at the iconic New York Public Library Main Branch in Manhattan.