Vegan soups are packed with flavor, nutrients and love for the animals! Every bowl is a step toward a more compassionate world.
Veggie-Packed White Bean Minestrone
“Dairy Is Scary” at Amherst Trick-Or-Treat
Amherst, NH is known for its Halloween celebrations, attracting thousands of trick-or-treaters from in town and surrounding communities.
NHARL took advantage of the crowd — and cover of darkness! — by renting a space at Doors on the Green and delivering an unequivocal “Dairy Is Scary” message to kids and adults alike.
Our old barn door had a window, through which we looped the following 1-minute video of sad scenes on dairy farms.
Many people stopped to watch…
Plant-Based Milk Chocolate to the Rescue!
About 1,000 trick-or-treaters stopped at our door, receiving either a plant-based Reese’s peanut butter cup or plant-based Hershey’s bar — with an important message securely attached!
Visitors were delighted to learn that Reese’s and Hershey’s have plant-based versions, with many parents thanking us for providing a dairy-free option for their lactose-intolerant children. (The web address on the card goes to MILK a Short Film from a Mother’s Perspective.)
Happily, we also got a few fist pumps from vegans and aspiring vegans.
Overall, Halloween in Amherst proved to be a highly effective and efficient way to share a message of compassion for animals with a broad audience.
We’re already looking forward to returning next year!
Thanksgiving Potluck and Annual Meeting a Success!
Our 2024 Annual Meeting and Thanksgiving Potluck was a delightful celebration, bringing together familiar and new faces in a relaxed atmosphere.
“Say Cheese!”
The star of the hors d’oeuvres section was an assortment of cheeses, dips, and Tzatziki from Treeline Cheesemakers!
Accomplishments in 2024
President Joan O’Brien recapped the year, highlighting a few standout events, new programs, and impactful campaigns. This was followed by Q & A.
Door Prizes!
Guests had a chance to win one of four fantastic door prizes:
- Shaw’s gift card
- Chocolate and Coffee Lovers Gift Bag
- NHARL Tote (you can purchase your own NHARL logo wear on our web site)
- Thanksgiving/Fall Apron and Dish Towel Set
Congrats to our winners!
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who attended the event and for your delicious contributions to the potluck!
Exposing the Nightmare of Gestation Crates at the Howl-O-Ween 5K
On October 19, 2024, the New Hampshire Animal Rights League once again took part in the Animal Rescue League of NH’s annual Howl-O-Ween 5K, this time exposing the horror of gestation crates.
Dressed as a Mother Pig, Bella the Dog rode in a fabricated gestation crate. (Bella also walked some of the 5K but preferred being pulled.)
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The Howl-O-Ween 5K attracts a jubilant crowd of fit people and pampered pooches “living their best life.”
Meanwhile, millions of equally smart and friendly pigs are “living their worst life,” confined on industrial farms for their short, sad lives.
Life in a Crate
Mother pigs whose offspring become the bacon, ham, and pork sold in grocery stores and restaurants, live their entire lives in crates, only going outside once, on the way to the slaughterhouse.
Step 1: Gestation Crate Artificially inseminated mother pigs are kept in gestation crates 24/7 for about 4 months, until they give birth.
Step 2: Farrowing Crate When mother pigs go into labor, they are moved to farrowing crates where they can nurse.
After piglets are weaned at 3-4 weeks, mothers are put back in gestation crates and are re-inseminated.
Step 3: Slaughterhouse Mother pigs typically have 2 to 3 litters before their reproductive efficiency declines and they are sent to slaughter to become sausage, hot dogs, and pepperoni.
NHARL was the 2nd place fundraiser!
Continuing a new tradition, Team NHARL once again did the 5K to raise money for the Animal Rescue League. Thanks to your donations we earned 2nd place in the list of Top Team Fundraisers, raising $875 for the shelter!
Team Captain Liz was joined by Bill, Jenni, Paul, Miladia, Joan, and Bella the Dog.
Bella and Liz
Candy and Conversation
Cruelty-free Halloween candy options were in abundance, including delicious dairy-free chocolate peanut butter cups and coconut bars from UNREAL. Grab an UNREAL Halloween variety pack at major retailers for your own trick-or-treaters!
Pig Quiz
We drew people to our booth by asking if they wanted to take a quiz about pigs, which opened the door for a conversation about the inherent cruelty of raising pigs for food.
Thank you!
Thank you to those who donated to the NHARL team and to everyone who stopped by our table!
Have a happy and cruelty-free Halloween!
“I’m so glad I’m a dog and not a pig.”
Adidas, Kangaroos Are Not Shoes!
Chanting “Stop the Torture Stop the Pain — Adidas Soccer is to Blame,” the NH Animal Rights League disrupted the Adidas store at the Merrimack Premium Outlets, calling on the company to stop selling shoes made from kangaroo skins.
Killing kangaroos and stealing their skin to make soccer shoes is not only inhumane, slaughtering these iconic animals violates the sportswear company’s own corporate policies.
Australia’s commercial kangaroo industry kills almost two million wild kangaroos each year. Commercial shooters are permitted to kill mother kangaroos even when the joeys are still in their pouch.
Joeys are left to die, bludgeoned to death, or decapitated (see “Guidelines for euthanasia of dependent young and wounded or injured kangaroos” in Australia’s National Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies).
The protest was in support of the Kangaroos Are Not Shoes campaign by the Center for a Humane Economy. Since the launch of the campaign, Puma, Nike, and New Balance have all announced commitments to halt the sale of kangaroo-based shoes.
Breakfast Mug Cake
Have you ever tried your hand at making a Mug Cake? This recipe for a Healthy Oat Flour Mug Cake is simple and delicious, and it’s ready in about 5 minutes.
Your choices can inspire others to consider vegan options too! When friends and family see how delicious and satisfying vegan meals can be, they might be motivated to try them out for themselves, creating a ripple effect of kindness.
Vegan Pizza
Who loves a delicious hot pizza? This vegan pizza is gorgeous, loaded with goodness, and topped with cashew cream. Put this on your meal plan, it won’t disappoint!
Traditional pizza often contains cheese and meat, which come from animals. By opting for a vegan pizza, you’re helping to eliminate demand for products that involve animal suffering and exploitation. Vegan cheese and plant-based toppings mean no animals are harmed in the process, which means that YOU ROCK!