September 2023
Action Items
Support the ADD SOY Act, which calls for dairy-free options in the school lunch program as a matter of equity and justice (and will also help animals) - one click link to support it & share through Switch4Good
The Google Ad Grants Program offers access to $10,000 USD of in-kind advertising every month to qualified nonprofits, and in this free webinar, you’ll learn how to implement a Google Ads strategy at your nonprofit.
Sanctuary & Farmed Animal News
- The danger of fake animal rescue videos
- Animal Resistance is more than just a meme
- Moving piece on sanctuaries as a balm for undercover investigators
- Sentient Media on how to find and support farm sanctuaries
- Legal developments in the Asha's Farm Sanctuary case
- Animal Think Tank publishes messaging guide: Narratives for Animal Freedom (no surprise that sanctuary stories and residents are featured!)
- Jurors’ Reflections On The Smithfield Piglet Rescue Trial - Faunalytics - Faunalytics analyzed juror interviews to better understand why they acquitted the DxE investigators who rescued two piglets from a Smithfield factory farm.
Outreach Idea
If your sanctuary hasn't already, consider reaching out to your local public library. Libraries are amazing spaces to connect adults and children with free programming and bring attention to the sanctuary in your community. In our experience, librarians are keen on supporting the community and hosting compelling events. Not only is this a great opportunity for humane ed, but it may attract new donors or volunteers!
Here are a few ideas on how you could implement this:
💡Help curate a vegan book display (libraries frequently do featured collections, suggest vegan cookbooks, animal ethics books, and compassionate kids' books to include)
💡Contact the children's librarian (their contact is typically available on the library's website, or better yet, go introduce yourself in person!) and ask whether they'd consider having the sanctuary do a kid's presentation/storytime/activity. You can tailor this to an age group for a great humane ed opportunity. Older kids might enjoy a vegan cooking class. Younger kids might love making puzzle feeders for enrichment, etc.
💡If your library offers movie events, ask if they'd screen an animal-friendly documentary or children's film with a sanctuary-hosted discussion afterwards.
💡Ask if your library would host an animal supply drive. Much like libraries often host boxes for human food drives, they have also done so for animals. Host a kid's activity to decorate donation boxes, print out your sanctuary supply list for patrons to pick up, and consider contacting a local pet shop or farm store to participate as well.
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