Animal Rights Activism

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.

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.

Street Dogs take center stage in this gripping, real-life story of a dog who did something so exceptional, they made a movie about it. Arcadia, California, September 11th, 2023 – In the brilliant and moving film Hero Dog, documentary filmmaker Vanessa Schulz is so taken by the courageous actions of one street dog in Chile that she flies to that nation to track the dog down.

3 UnchainedTV shows with wildly different approaches to vegan outreach are Vintage Veg, Jamie’s Corner, and The UNcooking Show, all hosted by talented vegans Los Angeles, August 6th, 2023 — Vegan outreach is a form of activism that aims to persuade strangers that going vegan would be a very good decision for themselves, other humans, animals, and the environment.