On September 4th, Veg Club partipated in BGSU's annual campus fest. We gave away two giant stacks of brochures, and we added about 2 pages of new subscribers to our e-mail list!
On September 16th, inspired by the Great Crate Challenge put on by the Human Society of the United States, we hosted our own version of the event. Outside the BG Union, we set up a human-size cage built from PVC pipes, and a smaller one built from wood. We handed out informational fliers, and we asked students who came up to take the challenge to try to turn around, raise their arms, and touch their toes while in confinement. Most people had trouble with these simple tasks and were shocked when we told them that pigs and other factory-farmed animals were living like this. Most participants signed the petition asking for larger cage sizes for pigs. We collected nearly 40 signatures and the event went really well!
On September 20th, Veg Club volunteered at SASHA Farm
Sanctuary and Safe Haven for Animals. We got to help with a little bit
of everything: filling waters and pools, putting out food and bales,
releasing the animals outside and rounding some of them back in,
scooping poop, and just hanging out with our animal friends! :) It was a
really beautiful, productive day and we love getting to know rescued
animals who are enjoying living out their lives free from cruelty.
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