Vegan Activism
Table of Contents
Introduction
Veganism is a movement originally intended to help prevent the unnecessary suffering of animals, however it also overlaps heavily with environmental causes.
Livestock farming, fish farming, the fishing industry, the leather and wool industries all have massive negative impacts on the environment.
Hunting for bushmeat, to kill off livestock predators, as well as poaching for the pet industry, tourism and zoos, circus that use animals, private exotic animal collections, public aquariums, direction specimens, and medical test subjects are practices that are helping to drive species extinctions.
By adopting veganism as a diet, as well as other consumption habits such as clothing, animal-based medicines, and entertainment can help protect animals as well as our environment.
Activism Resources
Activism
Activist Hub "is an online tool that allows activists to see how many people they have inspired to watch documentaries, take a vegan challenge, request a mentor, and to even go vegan!
Activist Hub is also the world’s first animal rights social network. Add friends, join groups, create or share posts, and message other activists!"
Cafés & Restaurants
Vegan Catering Made Easy (PDF) These can be shared as a link, or printed out to be given to local restaurants.
Veganise Your Town "Improving vegan options in your town will not only make life easier for you, but will also help others along the journey to go vegan. We can provide resources to get you started when speaking to your local independent cafes and restaurants."
Healthy Communication Skills
1:19 hour video "Many vegans find that it`s difficult or impossible to feel connected with the non-vegans in their lives and to communicate about veganism in a way that doesn`t cause cause conflict. Often, too, vegans have trouble relating and communicating with each other when they disagree with each other`s ideas. In this new presentation, psychologist Dr. Melanie Joy explains the principles and tools for creating healthy, connected relationships, and she gives tips on how to talk about even the most challenging issues productively."
Fight Hunger
Food Not Bombs International
Lviv Vegan Kitchen is helping the Ukraine war effort by feeding vegan meals to refugees, soldiers, and volunteers.
Click the Combat Hunger button to find other ways to fight hunger with our directory of apps and charities.
Classroom Activism
We can start teaching the next generation the value of animal welfare and related environmental issues starting at a very young age, and help foster behaviors that will continue to protect nature from human impact for generations to come.
Mental Health
Groups & Organizations
International
⭐️ 5 Minutes 5 Vegans 🖥️ 🖱️ "Our vegan robots are constantly scanning social media, they retweet people we think are looking for help with going Vegan. Below are a bunch of quick-copy resources you can reply with quickly if you'd like. Simply scroll through the lists on the right and talk to the ones that could use a little help!"
Animal Equality "is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals."
Animal Ethics "provides information and resources about the reasons to respect all animals, promotes discussion and debate about issues in animal ethics, and encourages academics and scientists to do research in related areas."
Anonymous for the Voiceless 📷 🔲 🧑🤝🧑 "(AV) is an animal rights organisation specialising in edifying the public on the streets with Cubes of Truth and fostering highly effective activism groups worldwide. We hold an abolitionist stance against all forms of non-human animal exploitation and promote a clear and direct animal rights message."
Beyond Animal 🖥️ 🖱️ 💹 💰 "Where investors and vegan businesses meet" "Using technology, for online funding, networking and business services, to accelerate the transition to an economy free of animal exploitation. Our vision: a kinder, cleaner, healthier world."
Challenge 22+ 🖥️ 🖱️ "If you’ve been vegan for over six months, have patience and empathy for new vegans and the motivation to help make the vegan population grow, you’re exactly what we’re looking for! Our Challenges take place within Facebook groups, and we ask our Challenge mentors to be present in the group on a daily basis. Our goal is around 10 comments or an hour a day (can be dispersed throughout the day)."
Direct Action Everywhere "We create empowered networks of nonviolent direct action to force animal rights into the public consciousness."
Four Paws "is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding."
The Humane League 🖥️ 🖱️ "Our community of digital activists are driving real and meaningful change for animals, every day. Be part of the action—join the Fast Action Network!
At The Humane League, we’ve witnessed hundreds of companies crack under public pressure from online advocates, giving way to meaningful progress for animals. At the center of that progress is always a consistent force—our Fast Action Network (FAN)."Meat The Victims 🏭 📷 "A new generation of the growing community of citizens willing to disobey unjust laws altogether to abolish animal exploitation. Locking down inside the very places the animals are kept hostage and allowing the public to meet the victims of their choices through personal footage."
Mercy for Animals "believes that a world without industrial animal agriculture is possible—if we work together to create it. Imagine a world in which we nourish ourselves with food that is kind to animals and sustainable for the planet and all who share it. We envision a world in which eating is an act of compassion, in which no one is exploited or forced to exploit another."
Open Wing Alliance 🐔 "Our coalition works together toward a shared goal: to end the abuse of chickens worldwide. Our first step toward achieving this ambitious goal is eliminating cruel battery cages from our world, and we’re working toward achieving that vision, one cage-free policy at a time. "
The Save Movement 📷 "is comprised of groups around the world who bear witness of pigs, cows, chickens and other farmed animals en route to slaughter. Our goals are to raise awareness about the plight of farmed animals, to help people become vegan, and to build a mass-based, grassroots animal justice movement."
Vegan Activism "a verified list of vegan organizations from around the world! Whether you have a lot of time to commit to the animals or just a little, there's an organization on our list that aligns with your goals and interests and is looking for your help to spread the compassionate vegan message."
⭐️Vegan Hacktivists 🖥️ 🖱️ "We are a global community of passionate animal advocates offering our skills in building technology for the animal protection movement through design, development, and data. As capacity builders, we deliver innovative and quality services at no cost to advocates and organizations.
Our team is composed of highly-skilled and professional software engineers, designers, data scientists, and content creators. By leveraging our diverse background and skill sets, we design and build data-driven projects that aim to be effective and experimental.
Our capacity-building services are how we contribute to the movement. Leveraging our vast network of volunteers, we collaborate with individuals and organizations to offer web development, branding, and advisory services."
Africa
Kenya
Tenerife
Tunisia
India
Dehradun Animal Save "Our goal is to achieve animal liberation by raising awareness about the plight of farmed animals..."
Kolkata Animal Save "is part of international animal rights organisation The Save Movement."
Lucknow Animal Save "is part of international animal rights organisation The Save Movement."
Veggie Mijas "We are a community of women, trans, and gender non-conforming people who are dedicated to advocating for plant-based lifestyles and food justice within marginalized communities."
Israel
Vegan Friendly ✅ 🛒 "We certify restaurants, products and businesses and label them as “Vegan Friendly”, helping vegans around the world enjoy a vegan lifestyle simply and easily.
Using our app you can discover nearby restaurants offering a variety of vegan options. Our activities make veganism accessible and easier than ever before, and with our app you can enjoy dozens of amazing benefits - at the click of a button!
We also initiate and implement growndbreaking projects and campaigns to raise awareness of the animal agriculture industry, and the climate crisis, in order to encourage change among the public."
Japan
Animal Rights Map 🌍 "With over 2,500 groups, browse the largest collection of animal rights activist groups all located in one single map!"
どうぶつのためのボランティア@水戸 "茨城の水戸駅でどうぶつのためのボランティアをしています🌱参加者大歓迎💓🌎main→manami @cmpblove"
アニマルライツセンター "Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)「すべての動物に思いやりを。」動物たちの苦しみや、差別、暴力をなくそう！
動物たちに起きている現状を発信
畜産動物の福祉の向上と動物利用を縮小させよう！
リポスト大歓迎！ボランティア募集中"
アニマルライツセンター千葉 "アクショングループです！動物たちの苦しみをなくしていくため、活動をしていきます📣 @animalrightscenter"
アニマルライツセンター兵庫 "「経済動物」として利用・搾取され続けている動物たちの現実を伝え広めることを目的としています。NPO法人アニマルライツセンター 地方グループ 本部 @animalrightscenter"
アニマルライツセンター香川 "すべての人と動物と地球に優しい気持ちを動物が動物らしくいられる権利と尊厳を求めて🐄🐖🐓🥚 NPOアニマルライツセンター本部 @animalrightscenter"
アニマルライツセンター葛飾 "NPO法人アニマルライツセンターの地方アクショングループです。人にも動物にも優しいまちを目指して"
アニマルライツセンター滋賀 "アニマルライツ情報 署名リンクをまとめました 1人1人の力が集まれば大きな声になります" lit.link/animaruraitsu
アニマルライツセンター湘南 "工場畜産を終わらせよう。NPOアニマルライツセンターのアクショングループです。湘南から動物利用の削減とアニマルウェルフェアの向上を目指します。湘南を日本で一番動物に優しい地域にするぞ！＃EndFactoryFarming @animalrightscenter"
Vegan Unite Fukuoka "動物搾取の現実を伝え、対話ベースの啓発活動CUBE OF TRUTHを2019年より福岡で行っている団体。"
Philippines
Animal Rights March Philippines "Philippines is organized by local independent animal rights activists."
Singapore
Centre for a Responsible Future "Promoting plant-based lifestyle for a greener, healthier, and more compassionate world."
NUS Vege "Interest Group promoting compassionate & sustainable living"
Saudi Arabia
Animal Save Saudi Arabia "فعالية قائمة على الحب و الاحترام لتحرير الحيوانات ✊🏽
🌍 @thesavemovement نحن جزء من الحركة العالمية
مجتمع #نباتيين_السعودية
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Europe
Phoenix Zones Initiative "Phoenix Zones Initiative is working to create a world of Phoenix Zones—places that advance the health and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet, allowing society to rise and thrive—like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
In the heart of where change is possible—from small towns to Washington, DC, and the United Nations—we work to change lives and reimagine social, economic, and legal norms for the better."The Vegan Society "The practicalities of volunteering ranges from role to role, but regardless of what you’re doing, volunteering with us will always be meaningful, enjoyable, and well supported. Every project you ever work on will hold value to the charity’s work, and will feed in to the future of veganism."
Finland
Iceland / Ísland
Samtök grænkera á Íslandi "Tilgangur samtakanna er að standa vörð um velferð og réttindi dýra sem og hagsmuni grænkera. Allt starf samtakanna er unnið í sjálfboðavinnu. Vilt þú vera félagi í samtökunum?"
Ireland
Russia
Voices for Animals "Организация по защите животных, используемых в сельском хозяйстве"
UK
Animal Justice Project "Animal Justice Project works strategically within five key areas to achieve this: Undercover investigation, pressure campaigning, education, organising and public engagement."
Plant-Based Food Alliance UK "is a coalition of organisations from across the U.K.’s plant-based value chain. Consumers are increasingly shifting to more plant-based eating, which is an opportunity to transition to a more sustainable, healthier, and secure food system.
Our key aims are to support a thriving plant-based food and drink sector in the U.K. that helps to improve public health as well as reducing industrial farming and supporting the Government’s environmental goals..."
Vegan Friendly ✅ 🛒 "We certify restaurants, products and businesses and label them as “Vegan Friendly”, helping vegans around the world enjoy a vegan lifestyle simply and easily.
Using our app you can discover nearby restaurants offering a variety of vegan options. Our activities make veganism accessible and easier than ever before, and with our app you can enjoy dozens of amazing benefits - at the click of a button!
We also initiate and implement growndbreaking projects and campaigns to raise awareness of the animal agriculture industry, and the climate crisis, in order to encourage change among the public."The Vegan Society "The practicalities of volunteering ranges from role to role, but regardless of what you’re doing, volunteering with us will always be meaningful, enjoyable, and well supported. Every project you ever work on will hold value to the charity’s work, and will feed in to the future of veganism."
Tenerife
North America
Canada
Vegan Option Canada (VOC) "is a nationwide grassroots political activism organization that aims to ensure vegan options are available in a variety of areas, particularly vegan food options. Its founding principles are horizontality, decentralization of power, and a pragmatic approach based on the values of compassion and non-violence."
Mexico
La Asociación de Emprendedores Veganos de México es una comunidad empresarial que busca empoderar a los consumidores para adoptar estilos de vida conscientes y saludables."
Igualdad Animal México "es una organización internacional que trabaja con la sociedad, los gobiernos y las empresas para acabar con la crueldad hacia los animales de granja."
USA
AFA Legislation "Agriculture Fairness Alliance is a vegan backed Lobbying Group, who advocates for fairness in US agriculture policy and laws, in order to benefit farmers who practice non-exploitative and sustainable farming practices, to benefit animals, to benefit consumers, and to benefit the environment. AFA just launched their At Risk Farmers Act, modeled off of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary’s Rancher Advocacy Program."
Animal Outlook "is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal advocacy organization based in Washington, DC."
Factory Farming Awareness Coalition 🏭 🐄 🧑🎓 "Empowering individuals and communities to end factory farming."
Food for Thought 📝🥕🥦 🍎 "works with nonprofits to align their menu with their mission. A vegan menu policy is a board-approved, written guideline which states that the food served at an organization’s events and fundraisers will be entirely plant-based (no meat, dairy, eggs). Adopting a vegan menu policy is better for animals, the environment, and human welfare."
Generación Vegana "Trabajamos con amabilidad y empatía para promover un sistema más saludable, más sustentable y más justo para todes."
The Humane League 🖥️ 🖱️ "Our community of digital activists are driving real and meaningful change for animals, every day. Be part of the action—join the Fast Action Network!
At The Humane League, we’ve witnessed hundreds of companies crack under public pressure from online advocates, giving way to meaningful progress for animals. At the center of that progress is always a consistent force—our Fast Action Network (FAN)."Lobby4Good "Hire a lobbyist for the issues and causes that matter to you" "Make real change in Congress and get your voice heard"
New Roots Institute "is a nonprofit empowering the next generation with knowledge and training to end factory farming."
Phoenix Zones Initiative "Phoenix Zones Initiative is working to create a world of Phoenix Zones—places that advance the health and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet, allowing society to rise and thrive—like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
In the heart of where change is possible—from small towns to Washington, DC, and the United Nations—we work to change lives and reimagine social, economic, and legal norms for the better."Vegan Activism "a verified list of vegan organizations from around the world! Whether you have a lot of time to commit to the animals or just a little, there's an organization on our list that aligns with your goals and interests and is looking for your help to spread the compassionate vegan message."
Vegan Outreach 📈 💪 "is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working to end violence towards animals. We seek a future when sentient animals are no longer exploited as commodities.
We focus on reaching the people who are motivated enough to make changes now—there are always many in our target audience who just need some guidance.
Founded in 1993, we’ve been most known for our massive outreach program of leafleting on college campuses. At its peak, we were handing booklets to over 1 million students at 1,000 schools per semester.
By steadily increasing the number of vegans, we’re laying the groundwork to reach a tipping point in which sweeping public policy changes for animals will become realistic."
Oceana
Australia
Animal Liberation "Our mission is to expose the realities of the treatment of animals used for food, entertainment, fashion, science, as companions, and those subjected to management or control programs.
Animal Liberation lobbies all levels of government and various industries complicit in animal exploitation, in an attempt to influence legislation and permanently improve the lives of all animals."Meat The Victims 🏭 📷 "A new generation of the growing community of citizens willing to disobey unjust laws altogether to abolish animal exploitation. Locking down inside the very places the animals are kept hostage and allowing the public to meet the victims of their choices through personal footage."
Vegan Australia: Campaigns "plans to initiate a number of campaigns directed towards promoting a vision of a vegan world."
Fiji
New Zealand
Palm Oil Detectives (f) Palm Oil Detectives (X) 🌴 "An exciting non-profit news platform for creatives, scientists, concerned consumers and corporate corruption whistleblowers to #Boycott4Wildlife"
SAFE Animal Action Network "SAFE’s community of people who use their voice to create a kinder Aotearoa for animals."
South America
Animal Libre "Activismo por todos los animales"
Argentina
Animal Libre "Activismo por todos los animales"
Brazil / Brasil
Animal Equality Brasil "A Animal Equality é formada por uma equipe de funcionários, voluntários e doadores comprometidos em criar um mundo mais solidário para os animais."
Chile
Animal Libre "Activismo por todos los animales"
Colombia
Ecuador
Animal Libre "Activismo por todos los animales"
Paraguay
Animal Libre "Activismo por todos los animales"
Perú
Animal Libre "Activismo por todos los animales"
Uruguay
Grants & Funding
International
Animal Charity Evaluators "ACE Movement Grants (formerly “Effective Animal Advocacy Fund”) is for anyone who is interested in making the animal advocacy movement more effective."
A Well Fed World "Apply for a grant to support your plant-based feeding, farming and/or advocacy."
Awesome Foundation "Every two months, the Vegan Chapter of the Awesome Foundation grants $1000 to an awesome vegan project, no strings attached."
Beyond Animal "Where investors and vegan businesses meet" "Using technology, for online funding, networking and business services, to accelerate the transition to an economy free of animal exploitation. Our vision: a kinder, cleaner, healthier world."
EA Animal Welfare Fund "The Animal Welfare Fund supports advocacy, research, and movement-building work aimed at improving the wellbeing of nonhuman animals, primarily farmed and wild animals. This includes corporate and policy advocacy, research, and the promotion of alternative products."
Farmed Animal Funders "Our group is open to all individuals and foundations giving more than $250,000 per year to end factory farming."
The Greenbaum Foundation "At The Greenbaum Foundation, we focus our funding on effective and efficient projects working to bring about the end of suffering (human and non-human) in areas of the highest need and where we can have the most impact. We assist organizations with guidance, networking and funding."
Lush Charity Pot "Charity Pot grants range from £100, up to a maximum of £10,000 per project/application. The average Charity Pot grant is between £2,000 - £4,000. It is unusual to award the maximum of £10,000, as this reduces the range of projects that can be supported."
Open Philanthropy "Open Philanthropy’s mission is to give as effectively as we can and share our findings openly so that anyone can build on our work."
The Pollination Project (TPP) "is a vegan foundation that offers seed funding to grassroots activists working to build a kinder, more compassionate world for human & non-human animals.
TPP focuses on early stage ideas and funds individuals directly. Over the years, they’ve seen the power of bottom-up, community-led grassroots activism. Through “pollination philanthropy”– a democratic model of peer-to-peer decision-making — TPP works with a global network of grantees, community partners, and volunteer advisors to identify extraordinary project leaders who, due to the grassroots nature of their work, are often not in a position to receive funding from other foundations or institutions.
They make micro grants 365 days a year to grassroots global change agents and have a growing global community of 4,500 grassroots leaders in 150 countries. They support vegan outreach projects around the world, and have a special program for farmed animal activists in Brazil, India and Mexico. Their goal is to offer not just seed funding, but capacity-building support and connectivity with other activists working in the same geographic or issue area."Pro Veg Grants "We offer financial and training support in vegan advocacy and meat reduction efforts through grants, which fund work to reduce and eliminate animal consumption and through our skill-building accelerators, which offer advocates the skills they need to manage effective organizations and campaigns."
Vegan Society "The Vegan Society Grant is open to individuals and grassroots organisations. It exists to support projects which will encourage non-vegans to go vegan and stay vegan. There is no maximum grant, but a typical award is no more than £1,000."
VegFund "offers grants to help you do just that! VegFund accepts applications for funding outreach in three areas: Community Events, Special Projects, and Online Campaigns."
Europe
UK
Lush Charity Pot "Charity Pot grants range from £100, up to a maximum of £10,000 per project/application. The average Charity Pot grant is between £2,000 - £4,000. It is unusual to award the maximum of £10,000, as this reduces the range of projects that can be supported."
Vegan Society "The Vegan Society Grant is open to individuals and grassroots organisations. It exists to support projects which will encourage non-vegans to go vegan and stay vegan. There is no maximum grant, but a typical award is no more than £1,000."
North America
Food for Thought "We have several grant opportunities to help you make these goals a reality!"
USA
A Well Fed World "Apply for a grant to support your plant-based feeding, farming and/or advocacy."
Eat The Change "ETC Impact™ is a grant program working to promote and expand access to climate-friendly foods. We're donating more than $1.25 million over three years to support a diverse group of changemaking nonprofit organizations."
Seeds of Change Grant Program "A foundation helping individuals sow the seeds of a better world."
Vegan Hacktivists: Grants "We connect you with funders providing up to $1,000 USD in seed funding for animal rights activism! We seek individual and grassroots groups whose primary purpose is to help reduce suffering for farmed animals."
Maps
International
Butterfly Conservation: Wild Spaces: Put Your Wild Space on the Map "Our interactive map shows the number and types of Wild Space near you. When you sign up in the UK, your Wild Space will also appear on the map so you can show everyone that you're taking action and encourage others to get involved too."
More People Care About Climate Change than You Think "The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share."
Europe
UK
Butterfly Conservation: Wild Spaces: Put Your Wild Space on the Map "Our interactive map shows the number and types of Wild Space near you. When you sign up in the UK, your Wild Space will also appear on the map so you can show everyone that you're taking action and encourage others to get involved too."