International Women’s Day calls for celebrating “the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” This certainly applies to those of us here at PETA—where 80 percent of the workforce is female, and we’re proud of it. So to celebrate, we’re highlighting some of these powerful women who help save animals every single day.
Why These Women Are Taking a Powerful Stand for Animals
In honor of #InternationalWomensDay, the women of PETA are speaking out about why they fight for animals! #WomenOfAnimalRightsSee PETA's Instagram Stories for more of our work: https://www.instagram.com/peta/
Posted by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) on Thursday, March 8, 2018
Check out these inspiring stories:
https://twitter.com/Jowhaletail/status/971785288409231360
Every day is #InternationalWomensDay! And every day I fight for animal rights because it’s the right thing to do. Animals don’t have a voice, so we must stand up for them too. #WomenOfAnimalRights pic.twitter.com/BptVhvk8Tv
— emily for reals savage (@tofuandwhiskey) March 8, 2018
I believe that compassion + empathy start with how we treat other souls on the planet. Teaching others to love + respect beings in all forms of life allows me to feel comfortable demanding the love + respect I know I deserve as a woman. #WomenOfAnimalRights pic.twitter.com/v3BNs6kDvS
— Caitlin McKinney (@caitlinmags) March 8, 2018
Soy mujer, soy cubana, soy activista. Juntos podemos hacer la libertad una realidad para todos. Don’t ever stop fighting. Don’t ever give up. #WomenOfAnimalRights #InternationalWomensDay all hearts be free: Soy mujer, soy cubana, soy activista. Juntos… https://t.co/i60ufiVv6M pic.twitter.com/XT2ouHGLWY
— López Licea Gerardo (@gerloplic) March 8, 2018
I #standupforanimals because they're not ours to use for entertainment – or to eat, wear, experiment on, or abuse in any way. Animals are sentient beings who can feel fear, pain, contentment, and joy – just like humans. #WomenOfAnimalRights #InternationalWomensDay #NeverBeSilent pic.twitter.com/SA5RJ7PZ8s
— Mary Thiesen (@merry_impette) March 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/MegganAnderson/status/971803009159110656
https://twitter.com/glamtweetsbyash/status/971826060378759168
https://twitter.com/peta2/status/971840523576184835
https://twitter.com/happyveganista/status/971781968554700800
https://twitter.com/anacntrrs/status/971810037755625472
https://twitter.com/halfofbrittney5/status/971799312463204353
On #internationalwomensday2018 I am proud to join #WomenOfAnimalRights. Animals are sentient creatures – it's my duty not to eat or wear them or treat them as products for my convenience. @peta #animalsentience
— Linda Newbery (@lindanewbery) March 8, 2018
I stand up for animals because they have just as much right to live their lives free from abuse and exploitation as we do. #WomenOfAnimalRights
— llexiumm (@llexiumm) March 8, 2018
I stand up for animals because they are thinking, feeling beings who deserve to live their lives free from harm. It's SO easy for us to live vegan lifestyles these days, so why wouldn't we? #WomenOfAnimalRights
— Melissa Ⓥ (@fregtablan) March 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/VanillaBrownnie/status/971803926583529474
I stand up for animals because I believe killing an animal for food and clothing is wrong and unnecessary. Treating animals like products and experimenting on them is cruel. What's the point in all this suffering? #InternationalWomensDay #WomenOfAnimalRights
— The Fantastic Vegan (@IOwl123) March 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/YenniferGoVegan/status/971834107767508992
I stand for animals because we all are one. We all feel pain. We well feel love ❤️. We all deserve freedom! #WomenOfAnimalRights
— LynnetteMarieArt (@lynnettesart) March 8, 2018
To the hardworking, courageous, compassionate women I work with every day to make a difference wherever we can, who won’t give up until the world is a better place for humans and animals alike. #WomenOfAnimalRights #InternationalWomensDay
— bring home the bagels (@hayleyghoover) March 8, 2018
PETA president and ultra-feminist-icon Ingrid Newkirk once said, “Discrimination is discrimination, and it’s wrong, whether you’re a woman or a chicken.”
#Feminism is @MerriamWebster’s 2017 Word of the Year! How does it relate to animal rights? PETA President Ingrid Newkirk explains. https://t.co/lPFXPEsc8d pic.twitter.com/EWR3adDUCL
— PETA (@peta) December 14, 2017
It’s true—the connection between feminism and animal rights is stronger than you might think. Women have been subjected to discrimination, oppression, and violence through the ages simply because of their gender, so they can easily relate to the plight of animals, who are exploited simply because of the number of legs, fins, or wings they possess. Given this connection, women, in particular, have the opportunity to speak out against cruelty.
Speak Out Against All Discrimination
You can join Newkirk and all these inspiring women by speaking out against all forms of discrimination and cruelty. Use the hashtags #InternationalWomensDay and #WomenOfAnimalRights to share your own story on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
https://twitter.com/peta/status/971769803273732096
Click here to find out how making simple changes—like nixing cheese from your diet—can help end sexism, and click the buttons below to join these powerful vegan women today:
