Sun, Aug 24, 2025 – Vegan Meetup

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NHARL will have our next vegan meetup on Sunday, August 24 at Bonfire Coffee Bar (58 High Street) in Somersworth, NH. 

Bonfire is a new business, offering a welcoming space and strong focus on vegan-friendly options, including plant-based milks and locally made vegan baked goods.

Drop by any time between 10:00 and 2:00 to indulge and visit with old and new friends!

Everyone is welcome, and you don’t need to be vegan to come along. Just keep in mind that we’ll be enjoying delicious plant-based foods together!

Encouraging Dog Lovers to Have Compassion for All Animals

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On August 23, 2025, NHARL had a booth at the first-ever Bark in the Park Festival held at Rollins Park in Concord, NH, where we encouraged dog lovers to have compassion for all animals — even those we’ve been taught to see as food.

Winner of the Ninja Blast!

Thank you to everyone who joined our mailing list and was entered to win the Ninja Blast + The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan. Our lucky winner is Prashanthi Divakar!

Spin & learn About Farmed Animals

We invited eventgoers to test their knowledge of the animals on our plates by spinning the wheel and answering questions that revealed the capabilities of cows, pigs, chickens, lambs, fish, and lobsters.

After spinning the wheel, kids answered a question about the animal they landed on, using the sheets below. Click for a close-up.

1-Minute Heart-Tugging Video

To help visitors connect the meat on their plates to the animals it came from — animals who share all the wonderful qualities of dogs — we created this short video.

The reward for watching? An ice-cold can of our signature drink — RISE oat milk cold-brew coffee.

Vegan Dog Treats!

Dogs who stopped by to say hi were offered plant-based V-dog wigglebiscuits — a big hit!

merlin!

This is Merlin. He stopped by our tent to say hello. Merlin is looking for his forever home. If you’d like to meet him, we can hook you up. Drop us an email at info@nhanimalrights.org.

Lentil Salad with Fresh Herbs

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Summer is a season of renewal, warmth, and abundance — the perfect time to align our choices with compassion. Choosing to eat vegan during the summer isn’t just good for your health or the planet; it’s a powerful step toward ending unnecessary animal suffering. Here is a filling and tasty salad featuring fresh herbs and garlic. Let this summer be the season of compassion.

Lentil Salad with Fresh Herbs

Capturing Support for a Rodenticide Free NH

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On June 14, 2025, NHARL and Voices of Wildlife in NH shared a booth at Portsmouth Market Square Day, where we educated the public about the harm rodenticide poses to wildlife and collected signatures in support of ending their use in New Hampshire.

Collecting signatures

We gathered close to 200 signatures in support of banning the use of rodenticides that are killing hawks, owls, foxes, and other predators who end up consuming poisoned rodents. 

We will use this list to demonstrate widespread support for legislative or policy changes that we plan to pursue in the future.

Click to add your name!

Eye-Catching Visuals

Our posters and props were useful in catching attention and helping convey the grave threat rodenticides pose to wildlife. 

(Credit: Raptors Are the Solution)

(Credit: Raptors Are the Solution)

Our handout included tips for safe rodent control and a list of poison-free professionals.  

Thank you to our volunteers and everyone who stopped by to learn about the harms of rodent poison! Let’s work together for a Rodenticide Free NH!

Sat., Jun 13, 2026 – Portsmouth Market Square Day

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We’re excited to announce that NHARL will be partnering with Voices of Wildlife in NH at Portsmouth Market Square Day again this year! 

This is a full day event (9 am to 4 pm) with an estimated 50,000 people walking through, so we’ll need lots of help in our tent!

Expanding on last year’s topic of safe and humane rodent management, we’ll address other pesticides that also threaten wildlife and biodiversity, including mosquito spraying and neonicotinoids.

This is a full day event (9 am to 4 pm) with an estimated 50,000 people walking through! Volunteers are warmly welcomed! Click signup button or email info@nhanimalrights.org. 

Sign up

Cold Noodle Bowl with Sriracha Peanut Crumble

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“Where do you get your protein?” said the non vegan to the vegan.

“The same place the animals you eat get theirs!” replied the vegan.

The truth? Most Americans (vegan or not) already overconsume protein. Meanwhile, fiber — a nutrient most people are deficient in — is abundant in plant-based diets and practically absent in animal products. Yet nobody seems panicked about a nationwide fiber deficiency. So, enjoy this bowl packed with fiber and plenty of protein.

Cold Noodle Bowl with Sriracha Peanut Crumble

Manchester Vegan Chef Challenge Winners

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On May 31, 2025, we wrapped up the month-long inaugural Manchester Vegan Chef Challenge with an awards ceremony at KS Kitchen. 

We had a total of 12 local businesses join the challenge, and more than 250 community voters provided feedback on their favorite dishes through ratings and reviews.

Above, Chef Ian (left) and Chef Jeff of Stash Box pose with their 1st place award, which included a golden spatula!

The event got a huge publicity boost thanks to coverage by WMUR’s NH Chronicle! Watch the segment on our Facebook page.

We’re deeply grateful to the participating restaurants for their creativity and commitment, and to everyone who sampled the dishes and cast a vote. Your enthusiasm helps demonstrate the growing demand for delicious, accessible vegan food in Manchester and beyond.

We’re excited to bring the event back in May 2026 and hope to see even greater participation!

Promoting Veganism Among Environmentalists

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Did you know that eating vegan is one of the most powerful ways to protect the planet?

Today at the Nashua Sustainability Fair, we shared how choosing a plant-based diet reduces our ecological footprint, helps preserve biodiversity, and spares countless animals from suffering.

Familiar Faces

It was a delight to see NHARL friends Anita and Dave, representing New Hampshire Audubon, and The Sleazy Vegan serving up delicious plant-based comfort food right across from our booth!

Carbon Foodprint Quiz

We drew people to our table by asking if they wanted to take our 3-question “carbon foodprint” quiz. The quiz opened the door for a conversation about how animal agriculture harms the environment.

Hardly anyone got Question #3 right — giving us the perfect chance to highlight the climate impact of dairy, which ranks just behind beef.

Water + Carbon + Nitrogen Footprint of Food

Our impactful poster, created using data from the UNH Sustainability Institute, conveyed how resource-intensive and polluting animal-based products are compared to plant-based food,  

Goodie Bags

We handed out bags containing vegan literature geared toward climate and an assortment of GoMacro MiniBars — delicious vegan protein bars with a biodegradable wrapper.

Thank you to all our supporters and everyone who stopped by to learn about the incredible toll animal agriculture takes on our precious Earth.