Join us in celebrating 25 years of changing the world for animals. Read on for highlights of our accomplishments over the past 25 years.
Six Ways to Take Action for Animals While Social Distancing
As people who do everything we can to stand up for animals, we can start feeling a bit helpless when confined to our homes. We may not be out and able to advocate for animals, or share a vegan meal with a pre-vegan, but luckily, there are still steps we can take to continue our activism in this strange new …
Animal Outlook’s MeatOut 2020 Kicks Off Its 35th Year
Animal Outlook’s MeatOut campaign empowers people around the world to turn over a new leaf on March 20, the first day of spring, by pledging to explore the many benefits of plant-based eating, for our health, the environment, and animals. MeatOut was first launched in 1985 to promote a national — and increasingly international — conversation questioning consumption of animal …
Starbucks Finally Exploring Vegan Breakfast Meats
After years of campaigning by Jane Velez-Mitchell and Animal Outlook, Starbucks may finally catch up with the demand for vegan food by offering a meaty vegan breakfast item.
Beyond The Lies Disrupts Animal Ag at Disrupt Festival this Summer
Compassion Over Killing’s Beyond The Lies tour has just wrapped up its impactful summer tour planting seeds of compassion and challenging viewers to try vegan eating. This year we were able to get on the road with the brand new Disrupt Festival to advocate for animals using our moving investigative video. Plus, awesome COK volunteers and BTL Program Manager Radish …
COK Campaign Victory: Dunkin’ Donuts Adds Almond Milk to Its Menu!
Dunkin’ Donuts is the world’s largest coffee and baked goods chain with more than 7,500 locations throughout the United States, including its first Los Angeles location that opened during Labor Day weekend. Yet, it’s one of the only national coffee chains that hasn’t offered dairy-free milk to all customers – until now, thanks to your requests! We’re so excited to …
Giant Cow Descends on Nestlé HQ Delivering 20k Petition Signatures
Compassion Over Killing volunteers, along with a giant inflatable cow, just delivered more than 20,000 petition signatures to Nestlé’s doorstep in Arlington, Virginia. The petition, created after a Compassion Over Killing investigation revealed shocking cruelty at a dairy farm that supplied to Nestlé ice cream brands, urges the company to ban the cruel dehorning of young calves with a hot …
New Location, Same Food & Fun: DC VegFest 2019!
On August 11th, 2019 (now known as DC VegFest Day!) over 15,000 vegans and pre-vegans swarmed the District of Columbia, joining Compassion Over Killing for our annual DC VegFest. This year’s festival was a huge success thanks to your support, the help of some amazing volunteers, delicious vegan vendors, and inspiring compassionate merchants and nonprofits! The popular Main Stage featured …
Compassion Society Empowers The Next Generation of Animal Activists
Compassion Society is a network of vegan college students working to make their campuses more compassionate. During the spring semester, Compassion Over Killing helped empower 4 groups of students to host 8 events ranging from pay-per-view (PPV) video outreach to sampling vegan food! Former COK Intern Erika Wilkinson held multiple PPV events at George Mason University. Former Beyond The Lies …