Have you done any of these everyday actions to speak out for animals? Let us know! When you complete an action listed here, tell us about it on our Facebook page!
Here are 10 easy steps that you can take to help animals right now:
- Friday, November 17, is National “Take a Hike” Day. Celebrate by taking a hike (or a walk around your neighborhood with a canine friend) and bring a bag to pick up trash.
- ‘Tis the season for fancy holiday coffee at Starbucks. Know which ones can be made vegan. Be extra sweet and buy your coworker a vegan gingerbread latte.
- November is also “Adopt a Senior Pet” Month, and as anyone who has adopted an older animal can tell you, age is just a number! Share these numerous benefits of adopting a senior pet from an animal shelter or a rescue group.
- As you plan your holiday travels, follow these guidelines for finding a reputable sitter for your animal companions.
- The Great American Smokeout is Thursday, November 17. Remind people that smoking kills animals, too—not just humans. Monkeys, mice, rats, and other animals are still being killed in irrelevant laboratory experiments funded by big tobacco companies and government agencies.
- Thanksgiving is almost here, which means that it’s the perfect time to indulge in fantastic foods like vegan turkey roasts. Check out these recommendations for easy ways to turn your traditional feast into a truly compassionate meal.
- PETA battles the onslaught of Thanksgiving ads and commercials that dismiss the suffering of turkeys by creating more realistic ads. You, too, can help by sharing these videos and reminding people that turkeys deserve more than a life of misery.
- The holidays are a great time to reach people with stickers and leaflets. Show others that fur is dead—share these new PETA stickers anywhere you’re traveling.
- If Grey’s catchy rap doesn’t get your family in the mood for celebrating a cruelty-free Thanksgiving, show them 22 more reasons to keep turkeys off their plates.
- Use #THEREALPETA hashtag to share the blog post “What PETA Really Stands For” and help people understand why we are all animals.
