The Save Movement is growing around the world!
We have 830 chapters in three branches: Animal Save: 668 groups in 70 countries Climate Save: 128 groups in 44 countries Health Save: 34 groups in 22 countries
On June 15, Nation Rising will bring a strong message to Parliament Hill in Ottawa asking the Canadian government to STOP subsidizing animal agriculture. RSVP: event page.
Please also join the associated events:
* Extinction Rebellion action to follow march
* Cube of Truth in the evening
* Lobby day - the day before
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Environmentalists fear 2019 will be one of worst years for deforestation in recent memory
The Guardian: Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon surged last month to the highest May level since the current monitoring method began, prompting concerns that president Jair Bolsonaro is giving a free pass to illegal logging, farming and mining. "The world’s greatest rainforest – which is a vital provider of oxygen and carbon sequestration – lost 739sq km during the 31 days, equivalent to two football pitches every minute, according to data from the government’s satellite monitoring agency."
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Zurich Animal Save held a morning vigil on May 31 at at the Altstetten slaughter plant, which on Fridays usually takes calves, pigs and sometimes sheep.
The local news media covered their previous vigil at this plant: Tsüri
Our mission: The Climate Save Movement is a worldwide network of climate action groups aiming to end animal agriculture and transition to a just and vegan, plant-based food system, reforest the Earth and phase out fossil fuels to address the climate emergency.
Animal agriculture is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions, which can all be eliminated entirely. It is also the leading source of ocean dead zones, deforestation, mass species extinction, and excessive water use. Veganism and reforestation are critical parts of climate actions and, along with eliminating fossil fuels, are our last hope against catastrophic tipping points for our climate.
Please welcome our new Climate Save chapters from around the world: Asia Ankara Climate Save (Turkey). Find them onFacebook.
Kathmandu Climate Save (Nepal). Find them onFacebook. Europe Athens Climate Save (Greece). Find them onFacebook.
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The Save Tour of Uruguay-Brasil joined Climate Save Uruguay and Maldonado Climate Save for a beach cleanup in Maldonado, Uruguay. They report: "We were joined by at least 90 persons, including kids from nearby schools as well as independent activists. After the clean-up, we sorted waste according to recycling categories as a way to inform people on this matter. Besides from collecting large quantities of plastic, we found dead animals such as penguins and gulls. Once again, animals are the first affected by our consumption habits."
The Save Tour of Uruguay-Brasil joined Climate Save Uruguay and Maldonado Climate Save for a beach cleanup in Maldonado, Uruguay. They report: "We were joined by at least 90 persons, including kids from nearby schools as well as independent activists. After the clean-up, we sorted waste according to recycling categories as a way to inform people on this matter. Besides from collecting large quantities of plastic, we found dead animals such as penguins and gulls. Once again, animals are the first affected by our consumption habits."
Health Save Movement aims to show how veganism can prevent and reverse diseases related to animal products consumption, enhance food justice, and decrease spending on the health crisis.
Please welcome our new chapters:
Health Save Vietnam. Find them on Facebook.
Ankara Health Save (Turkey). Find them on Facebook.
The Mirror UK: Eating bacon is 'as likely to cause cancer as ASBESTOS' Dr Charlotte Houltram, who supports the "Give Bacon The Boot" campaign, said: “Bacon is in the same category as asbestos as far as its potential to cause cancer. Why serve food that can cause life-threatening conditions? Hospitals will argue healthier options are available, but there’s no safe limit with processed meat.”
Augusta GA Health Savehad a table at the Holistic Wellness Fair held on June 1 in Aiken, SC, USA. They report: "Lots of good vibes from open-minded people taking plant-based eating and veganism seriously with Health Save Movement & VegFund. And this was topped off with a Vegan Chalk Challenge."
If you would like to bear witness but don't have Save vigils near you, consider starting a group. Email us at savemovementinfo@gmail.com or check out thesavemovement.org for info on how to get started! We will help you every step of the way.
AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA
Save Movement Johannesburg report from their May 29 vigil at Early Bird Farms: "Think for one minute about a beautiful being. This being. She will be cut into pieces in the next hour. Strung up. Electrocuted. Drowned in a scalding bath to strip her skin bare and through all this she may be fully conscious. In pain and feeling utter terror. Is this how you want to treat others in this world?"
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INDIA
Welcome Kolkata Animal Save, India's 13th Save group. Find them on Facebook.
They join Animal Save groups in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Goa, Gonda, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Surat.
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PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila Animal Save bore witness to the pigs on June 2. "They suffer and die for taste buds."
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SOUTH KOREA
Watch: Seoul Animal Save stop the truck so they can give the sad, scared pigs love and water.
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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA
Sydney Animal Save held their first event on June 1: a protest at the ICC Sydney Rodeo. Please watch: there's no excuse for animal abuse.
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NEW ZEALAND
Whanganui Animal Save organizer Sandra reports from her solo vigil on June 3 outside Land "Meats": "A truck arrived and I played a beautiful Indian bhajan over my Bluetooth speaker. When the animals were unloaded and the truck departed, I went around the side and peered over the fence. The groundsman who usually keeps an eye on me wasn’t there, so standing on my tiptoes I was able to take a few photos of the poor dear animals waiting. There was the occasional anxious mooing, but most of them were very still, pressed up against each other for comfort, heads down."
Příbram Animal Save held their well-attended first vigil on May 27 at the Masokombinát Příbram slaughter plant
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FRANCE
Paris Animal Save held a vigil on May 21 at the Abattoir de Meaux. Watch: a full truck of scared sheep await their unjust killing.
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GERMANY
Berlin Animal Save held a Vigil for the Pigs on May 18 outside the VION Perleberg slaughter plant. "We came back home. They didn't. We are sorry. You won't be forgotten."
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SERBIA
Novi Sad Animal Save bore witness outside the Matijevic slaughter plant on May 27. They gave a loving goodbye to pigs, cows and chickens.
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SPAIN
Girona Animal Save bore witness to the pigs on May 26 at Olot "Meats" slaughter plant. Please watch.
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NETHERLANDS
Den Bosch Calf Save report from their May 15 vigil at the PALI Group facility. PALI Group claims to be "one of the largest livestock companies and meat producers in Europe" and slaughters calves, piglets and goats.
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UNITED KINGDOM
Suffolk Animal Save, Norfolk Animal Save, Norwich Livestock Market Animal Save & Ipswich Chicken Save have merged to form Suffolk & Norfolk Animal Save.
Valparaíso Animal Save and Save Movement Santiago came together for a vigil for the pigs on May 26. "More than 30 people from different nationalities joined to see 400 pigs today in one last goodbye; the only moment in their lives in which they received love."
Toronto animal rights groups and activists joined up to honour the innocent animals on National Animal Rights Day 2019, held on June 2. Please watch as activists sing "Hallelujah."
London Pig Save held their monthly vigil on May 29 at FGO Organic Processing slaughter plant, which sells the "humane," "healthier" lie even as it kills innocent pigs daily. "Though we saw no trucks today, our message was seen by many. "
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Toronto Chicken Save bore witness at their weekly vigil outside the Maple Leaf slaughter plant. They report: "Baby birds who have barely entered into life, peeping like the babies they are, newborn blue eyes, they've never known their mothers protective wing, never knew sunlight until outside the slaughterhouse."
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Windsor-Detroit Farm Animal Save held a vegan outreach session in front of Windsor Ribfest on June 1. They had Vegan Starter Kits and other literature, as well as pay-per-view for virtual reality sets that show the life of a farmed pig from birth to death.
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MEXICO
The Save Tour Latino Mexico 2019 continues to produce results and receive media coverage. Local newspaper El Diario in the city of Aguascalientes covered the tour's activities, describing it as "Activists will bring love, forgiveness and water to the animals about to enter the slaughter plant." Here's El Diario's article.
Welcome Aguascalientes Animal Save. Find them on Facebook.
Minneapolis Animal Save held a vigil on May 28 outside of Quality Pig Processing, a slaughter plant that kills "about 19,000" pigs a day and sends the body parts to the nearby near Hormel Foods Corporation. The vigil was covered by the local TV station: KIMT News 3: People hold peaceful protest for the pigs
New Orleans Animal Save bore witness to chickens arriving to their deaths at Sanderson Farms on May 16. Please watch as activists bear witness after stopping the truck.
Watch: Jane Velez-Mitchell's live video from Phoenix Animal Save's May 24 vigil outside a cow slaughter plant.
Toronto Pig Save started in December 2010, with a promise to the pigs of doing a minimum of three vigils and vegan outreach events each week, all year round. We bear witness as a community of pigs, cows, chickens and other farmed animal victims in slaughterhouse trucks. The animals want us to be present and, with the most pleading eyes, ask for our help when we see them through the portholes of transport trucks. Just as if we were in those horrid trucks, we would want the whole community to be there fighting for our freedom, liberation, rights, and equality. In a way, we are there. All life is one and, “when (wo)men wish to harm others, they really do evil to themselves,” Leo Tolstoy said in his animal rights story “Esarhaddon, King of Assyria”. It’s our positive duty and obligation to act in the present to try to stop the most egregious injustices before us.
"When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to her who suffers, and try to help her.” – Leo Tolstoy
In 8 years, The Save Movement has grown to over 660 Save groups in 70 countries around the world. Our dream is to have regular vigils at every slaughter plant worldwide. We regularly give seed money to new Save groups and require funds for literature, posters, subway ad campaigns (iVegan.ca) and vegan outreach events.
Make animal liberation your priority in life! Think of 10 kind things you can do each day and encourage your friends to do the same! Join us and participate in our weekly vigils, start a Save group in your community, and be a regular donor.
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