Sun, Oct 13, 2024 – Donut Meetup

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Once again, the NH Doughnut Company has been hard at work dreaming up new vegan donut flavors to temp us with!

While it may be impossible to top the “Cat-tastic” donut they baked for NHARL back in June, NH Doughnut Company is going to try.

NH Doughnut Company plans to double their vegan offerings on October 13 — just for us — so there will be six vegan options, instead of the usual three! Get your tastebuds ready for:

  • Pistachio whoopie donut
  • Glazed
  • Chocolate frosted
  • Cinnamon sugar
  • Strawberry frosted
  • London Fog

Important: The meetup is at the Bedford location (410 S River Rd., Bedford), and this will be the only location offering extra vegan flavors. 

Drop by anytime between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm on October 13 to enjoy a special treat and some social time. We’ll be there!

Let’s show NH Doughnut Co. that vegan donuts are in demand!

Order ahead!

The Bedford NH Doughnut Co. location is open 7:00 am to 1:00 pm or until they are sold out — which often happens! The shop recommends ordering ahead online the day before (up until 8:00 pm).

Sat, Jul 20, 2024 – Monthly Vegan Meetup

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NH Animal Rights League organizes vegan potlucks and meetups at homes, meeting spaces, and vegan-friendly restaurants. These informal gatherings give us a chance to share good food, socialize, exchange ideas for how to help animals, and even take some immediate actions as a group.

Next Meetup

Join us Sat., July 20 at 12:30 pm for vegan comfort food at The Friendly Toast in Portsmouth (113 Congress Street) following our Rally for Pigeons!

While The Friendly Toast shamelessly serves all sorts of animal parts, they also offer more vegan options than most eateries, including:

  • Vegan Breakfast Burrito
  • Beyond Meat Burger
  • Vegan Scramble
  • Vegan Pancakes (including on kids’ menu)
  • Vegan Sausage

Breakfast is served all day.

This is a pay-for-your-own-meal event.

We’ll be making a reservation in advance, so it would be great to know by Thursday, July 18 if you hope to join us. (Click button or send email to info@nhanimalrights.org.) We don’t need an exact count, just an estimate.

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If you’d like to host a future potluck, send email to info@nhanimalrights.org. Thanks!

Sat, Jul 20, 2024 – Rally for Pigeons

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NHARL will host a Rally for Pigeons in Portsmouth, NH, on July 20 to advocate for pigeons. Join us at 2 Congress Street from 10 am until 12 noon to encourage onlookers to share their city with pigeons.

Our rally is part of the first World Day for the Defense of Liminal Animals, a global event promoting peaceful coexistence between humans and liminal animals.

Liminal animals, such as pigeons, rats, rabbits, and many others, are integral to our urban lives, yet their rights are often disregarded.

We hope to change this perception.

About Pigeons

Pigeons are much maligned in today’s culture, and not rightly so. These domesticated pigeons were brought to the U.S. by European colonizers. They were used for food, companions, and communication. Pigeons served us well until we no longer needed them, and then we discarded them.

These pigeons, not to be confused with the extinct native passenger pigeon, are feral and not naturally wild. They don’t know how to survive without us. They live alongside us in our streets, bridges, cities, and parks. With help from other liminal animals, they clean up the food we litter our streets with. It is also true that watching and feeding pigeons is a healthy emotional activity for many people. We still need them, although some people do not think so. Changing that attitude is a goal worth striving for.

NHARL believes that if pigeons become overabundant, managing their populations using non-lethal methods, such as contraceptives, is crucial. Poisons or any treatment that causes suffering should not be used.

Sat, Jun 29 – Rainbowpalooza

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On Sat., June 29, NHARL will have a tent at Rainbowpalooza: A Pride and Vegfest hosted by VINE Sanctuary.

The event takes place at 21 Fairground Road in Springfield, VT — not at the sanctuary.

We are excited to participate in this fun event and look forward to letting more people know about the NH Animal Rights League.

If you’d like to help out in our tent, let us know at info@nhanimalrights.org.

Jun 20-22, 2024 – Concord Market Days 2024

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From Thu, June 20 through to Sat, June 22, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, NHARL will once again have a tent at the Market Days Festival in downtown Concord.

Our exhibit will focus on promoting a vegan lifestyle by sharing information about pigs— specifically, why we should not be eating these smart and friendly animals — along with a bit about the dark side of dairy, which was our topic at the Farm, Forest, and Gardening Expo in May.

We are looking for volunteers to help with handing out treats and literature and talking to visitors. If you’d like to help but are not sure of your plans, please sign up as a “Maybe,” and we’ll check in with you the week before the event.

Market Days is lots of fun, and you can walk around and enjoy the festival before or after your shift. Bring along your family or a friend!

Review volunteer opportunities and sign up

Market Days Festival 2023

Here are some photos of our booth from last year: 

NHARL Takes on a New Puppy Store

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Over Memorial Day Weekend, NHARL was out in force protesting a new puppy store that opened in Manchester. 

A description of the store is included in a letter to the Union Leader written by one of our board members.  

Along with holding signs, we were able to have some conversations with curious onlookers about the problem with pet store puppies.

We also handed out the 2-sided flyer shown below (click for printable PDF).

May 3-4, 2024 – Farm & Forest Expo

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NH Animal Rights League will have a tent at the Farm and Forest Expo, which has moved its location from the Doubletree Hotel in Manchester to the Deerfield Fairgrounds. The new location will mean a lot more farmed animals, since getting to the event no longer requires riding in a hotel elevator. 

The event runs Friday, May 3 from 9 AM to 7 PM and Saturday, May 4 from 9 AM to 4 PM.

This will be a big event with lots of opportunities for public outreach, so please consider volunteering for a shift in the tent. Training provided. Contact us at info@animalrights.org.

Sat, Apr 6, 2024 – Saving Special Places

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NH Animal Rights League will have a table at the Saving Special Places conference in Alton, where we will be promoting our Wildlife Protection programs: This conference attracts professionals working in conservation, land trusts, and natural resources management, making it a perfect networking opportunity for NHARL.

Dec 15 & 16, 2023 – Bull Riding Protests

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Once again, NHARL will be on site at the SNHU Arena in Manchester for two demonstrations against the Professional Bull Riders event:

  • Friday, Dec 15th, 2023 — 6:00 pm
  • Saturday, Dec 16th, 2023 — 5:00 pm

Bull riding is cruel, not family entertainment!

Please join us outside the SNHU Arena for one or both peaceful protests against bull riding. Meet on the sidewalk near the SNHU Arena’s front entrance on the corner of Elm St. and Lake Ave.

Signs will be provided.

View from inside the SNHU Arena

Although supporting the PBR (or any business that uses animals for profit or entertainment) is discouraged, in 2022 one NHARL board member did go inside to see first-hand what the bulls are subjected to. She writes:

It was pretty awful being inside the arena. I did see “eye white” and “diarrhea butt.” When the bull is in the chute and the rider is getting mounted, sometimes there was an overhead view on the big screen. The bulls are pretty calm, like they know the routine, but the crew will punch or pinch the bull to upset him so the rider can make sure he has a good grip before the gate opens.

The least experienced riders went first and were thrown off within 4 seconds. In most cases the bull would quickly look for the exit gate and leave the ring (he probably gets a reward out back). But sometimes the bull would keep bucking without the rider, because the flank strap was still tight, or he’d charge at the ring crew before leaving.

And a few times the now rider-less bull seemed like he didn't want to leave, and would charge at the crew and run around the ring. In this case a guy on a horse with a lasso would rope the bull and lead him to the exit.

The music was really loud, and they had the pyrotechnics, and there was this stupid clown guy telling jokes and shooting prizes into the stands. Overall, it was just a completely inappropriate setting for a peaceful herd animal.

I did not see any bull become visibly injured while I was there, but I left before the show ended.

— NHARL board member

What You Can Do

  • Don’t buy a ticket!
  • Contact the PBR sponsors, including Tractor Supply, to complain.