Rev Up Your Activism: Put Your Own Spin on Helping Animals

Big change often starts with one small act, as these PETA supporters show. 

Easy as Pie 

When a local pizza spot posted a promotion in a community forum, Lauren asked it to consider adding vegan cheese. Others chimed in, in agreement, and within a few weeks, it was on the menu. Whenever you spot an opportunity to guide a restaurant or any other place to add vegan foods, seize it. 

Donkey Defender 

When Judy learned that her former employer planned to use live donkeys for a “Burros & Churros” company party, she reached out and persuaded them to make it an animal-free celebraytion. Anytime live animals are slated to be used in a nativity or a play, or kids are being taken to SeaWorld, animals need you to weigh in. 

Director Calls ‘Cut!’ on Dissection 

A stage manager was horrified to discover that a scene in an upcoming play involved students dissecting frogs. Recalling how she was forced to cut up animals in class herself, she ordered the inexpensive Kind Frogs from PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, and spared real amphibians’ lives. Get free Kind Frogs for your local schools. 

Big Day the Kind Way 

For his bar mitzvah, Evan chose an all-vegan menu and party favors of donations to PETA. Mazel tov! Every occasion from weddings to birthdays can benefit from such thoughtfulness. 

She Wheels and Deals 

A wheelchair doesn’t stop Heather from taking action! She buys packages of Beyond Meat for her Instacart shoppers, treats her housekeepers to vegan cupcakes, and leaves positive reviews for cruelty-free products. 

Hippocratic Hypocrisy 

Tauryn sponsored PETA’s ad asking hospitals in the Texas Medical Center to take cancer-causing meat off the menu. Sponsor a billboard or bench in your area. 

Cashmere Gets Her Goat 

Chrissy knows never to be silent and makes sure to work animal rights into her everyday conversations, so when her real estate agent was eyeing a cashmere sweater, she thought of Chrissy, checked PETA’s website for information, and was floored by the cruelty she saw. Her entire office swore off cashmere. 

Driven to Fix a Problem 

Kelli educates about the companion animal overpopulation crisis with every car trip.  

An Enduring Message 

Elisabeth, a PETA Germany member, honored her late mother’s compassion for animals by having “Live Peacefully” and PETA Germany’s website engraved on her headstone. Charlotte creates beautiful door wreaths to share messages of kindness. 

Make a Stop for Spot 

Annoula persuades businesses and public buildings to post “Hot Cars Kill” leaflets. (Request a bunch.) Ryan brings paper bowls and water to parades and other outdoor events for dogs whose guardians didn’t. 

Bringing Animal Liberation to the Table 

Deborah started a pop-up vegan bookshop that she takes to local farmers’ markets and community events. At one recent event, she gave away stickers, comics, and vegan starter kits, all provided by PETA. Grab free vegan starter kits. 

Hatch an ‘Aha’ Moment 

You never know how powerful a single act can be. After being handed a pamphlet by a stranger, Natalie went vegetarian. When her friend Poorva ordered a chicken sandwich, Natalie asked, “Are you really going to eat that? It’s an animal!” Poorva stopped eating animals on the spot, and now both are vegan, work for PETA entities, and are influencing countless others – including with leaflets. Stock up. 

“ Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” 

–William James, philosopher