Thank you to Mary for attending this moving event in Toronto. A video of the event is available. You can also learn more about NARD. May all beings be free.
National Animal Rights Day Toronto 6/5
Tag: wildlife
Monroe County Votes for Animals
If you care about animals and are eligible to vote in Monroe County, NY, please consider joining this local voting bloc for animal-friendly legislation. It’s a direct relationship – the more people who join the bloc, the more influence we…
ARAUNY Joins RPCC
ARAUNY has signed on as a Partner Organization of the Rochester People’s Climate Coalition, a rapidly growing coalition of organizations and businesses throughout the Rochester area, who share an interest in taking a stand against climate change. As you’re probably…
Report: Commerford Traveling Zoo 4/2
April 2nd, ARAUNY members braved fierce winds and wind-chill in the teens to stand along busy Henrietta Road, as close to the Dome Arena as they could legally get, to silently protest the Commerford Zoo. Car after car leaving the…
Protest Commerford Traveling Zoo April 2nd
The Commerford Zoo (and here) is coming to Rochester April 2nd and 3rd. This is an entertainment “fun fair” with mechanical rides, animal rides (elephant/camel/pony), a petting zoo, and an exotic zoo. They also rent animals for parties, TV, ads,…
Protest for Peace for Squirrels
Saturday Feb. 27th, the Holley [NY] Fire Department held their 10th annual violent fundraiser offering cash prizes for killing squirrels and raffling off guns. Thanks to all who turned out to advocate for the squirrels and nonviolence in our silent…
Be an advocate for wildlife and the lives of all animals
[The following letter from our VP, Martha, appeared in the Democrat and Chronicle last week. Great advocacy, Martha!] Wildlife killing contests target animals for whom there are no protections — squirrels, fox, coyotes, bobcats, skunks, badgers, prairie dogs, and in…
Hunting in New York State Parks
by JanineS [The opinions expressed in these essays do not necessarily reflect the position of ARAUNY.] As I write this on a lovely, sunny November day, it seems like a perfect time to go for a hike in the woods.…
Tunnel Vision
by Linda Brink
An activist friend recently put a question out there, which is this: what inspired so many people to become outraged over Cecil the lion’s death, when daily, countless other innocents are routinely abused and destroyed without causing anywhere near the same reactive ire?
What I Can Do
by tinako
I was tabling for our local vegan society and a GMO Labeling Bill a few weeks ago, and I was struck by the despair expressed by a few people who came up to me. “No one cares, even when they know the facts about animals,” one woman (not vegan) expressed. She seemed to believe that the best response to this was to do nothing, even within her own sphere of influence (her plate). An organic farmer said, “Monsanto is so big. People don’t know. Who will tell them?”…
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