Veg Outreach Update: Extending Our Reach for Farmed Animals
COK encourages passersby to sample delicious vegan food by hosting feed-ins on the streets of Washington, D.C.
Every year, a growing number of Americans are taking important steps to protect
their health, the environment and animals, one meal at time, by choosing meat-,
egg-, and dairy-free foods. Chances are that if you’re not vegan (yet), you probably
know someone who is—a family member, friend, neighbor, classmate or maybe a
co-worker. A recent poll conducted by the Vegetarian Resource Group reveals that
more than 1.4% of adult Americans are vegan—that’s 3.1 million people!
This is encouraging news, though we still have a long way to go. You can help
bring vegan eating into the mainstream and inspire others to choose animal-friendly
foods by joining COK in a variety of fun and successful outreach efforts!
“COK is working tirelessly to make the
concept of not eating animals mainstream.”
Meet COK’s Veg Outreach Team
Lyn Cozart
“Leafleting is such a great activity because
it can be done anywhere, anytime; even
with just a moment’s notice. I find it motivating
to know that each person I hand
a leaflet to now has the information he or
she needs to start transitioning to a more
compassionate diet.”
Noelle Callahan
“Feed-ins are my favorite events to host
because I love seeing people’s expressions
after sampling animal-friendly fare. Many
people are surprised by how delicious it is
and ask more about vegetarian eating.”
COK’s Second Annual National (Veggie) Hot Dog Day was a Huge Success!
The third Wednesday of every July has
been declared “National Hot Dog Day”
by the National Hot Dog and Sausage
Council—so COK has decided to
participate in this “holiday,” but we’ve
added our own compassionate twist,
and on July 18, 2007, we celebrated
our second annual National (Veggie)
Hot Dog Day!
With the help of activists from
coast to coast, there were more than 30
events held in 17 states—from feed-ins
and leafleting on busy street corners to neighborhood barbecues. These
events, along with an op-ed published
in the Iowa City Press-Citizen (see
below) reached out to thousands of
people informing them about the
miseries endured by animals raised
for food and the benefits of choosing a
more compassionate diet.
Thanks to the generosity of Lightlife
Foods, which sponsored this year’s
campaign, hundreds of free veggie hot
dogs were given away nationwide to
receptive vegetarians-to-be.
COK teamed up with Iowa’s Farmed Animal Welfare Network to co-author an
op-ed published on July 18 in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, a newspaper based
in Iowa—the nation’s top pork-producing state (excerpt below).
National (Veggie) Hot Dog Day isn’t just a celebration of vegetarian food.
It’s about recognizing that we can each make compassionate choices
every time we sit down to eat. Leaving meat off our plates doesn’t mean
skimping on flavor, of course. Rather, it simply means dining on the cruelty-free
versions of our favorite foods, like veggie dogs.
COK’s event in Washington, D.C.
FAWN’s event in Iowa City, Iowa
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