FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Adopting an Animal-Friendly Menu Policy
Advocates wanted! We're looking for dedicated, driven volunteers to help us reach out to animal welfare organizations who are still serving meat and other animal products at their events and fundraisers.
Food for Thought, a program of Animal Place, is designed to help animal and environmental nonprofits adopt an animal-friendly menu policy for fundraising and sponsored events.
Animal Shelters, Humane Societies, and Rescues
In addition to dogs and cats, your shelter may rescue farmed animals like rabbits, horses, goats, sheep, chickens, and cows. Like every good shelter, you strive to find forever homes for the animals you save, and yet farmed animals may still be served as the main course at your official functions. Learn more… |
Wildlife Organizations
Your organization may rescue and rehabilitate wildlife, or fight to protect endangered species. You are doing your best to protect wild animals and the ecosystems they inhabit. Meanwhile, farmed animals may still be on the plate at your events—even though animal agriculture comes at a huge cost to wildlife with species killed to protect livestock interests, habitat destruction, and loss of biodiversity. Learn more... |
Environmental Organizations
Your mission may be to raise awareness about humankind’s effect on the environment: climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, pollution, and water usage. With meat production shown to be a major (by many counts, the largest) contributor to worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, does it make sense to support your efforts with fundraising events that feature animal products? Learn more... |
The Food for Thought campaign can help align your organization’s menu with its mission by adopting a formal policy regarding the types of food it serves… or doesn’t serve! To many people, rabbits, horses, goats, sheep, chickens, and cows are individuals too, equally worthy of compassion and respect.
Visit our Endorsements page to see the hundreds of animal nonprofits who have already adopted more veg-friendly menu policies. Interested in throwing your first vegetarian or vegan event? We have Resources to help you secure product donations, plan the menu, and find veg-friendly caterers and food trucks in your area. Ready to adopt a plant-based menu policy? Apply for a $250 Food for Thought Grant!
Visit our Endorsements page to see the hundreds of animal nonprofits who have already adopted more veg-friendly menu policies. Interested in throwing your first vegetarian or vegan event? We have Resources to help you secure product donations, plan the menu, and find veg-friendly caterers and food trucks in your area. Ready to adopt a plant-based menu policy? Apply for a $250 Food for Thought Grant!
