The day before the event is when I first heard about the Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals. So much for staying on top of the 50,000 social network connections I have.

Thankfully, I was able to get in contact with Karine, the super cool organizer, just in time to see how we could help.

“For more than 2 decades, Farm Sanctuary’s annual Walk for Farm Animals has helped spread the word about the treatment of animals on factory farms and raised funds for rescue, education and advocacy work.
The walks are an important part of Farm Sanctuary’s history and their outreach and fund raising efforts. They are also a great way for supporters to help send a positive message of compassion and hope for farm animals.

Each year, the walks are more successful, attracting more participants and raising more money to help abused animals. They are positive events that bring people together who care about what factory farming is doing to animals, to other people and to the environment.

Walks occur across the U.S. and in Canada in September and October. Walks are organized and run by volunteers, and it is their commitment and talent that makes the events so successful. All of the generous contributions go straight to Farm Sanctuary. ”

Being the broke ass that I am, I was sadly only able to contribute $20. After mentally scanning the leftover ingredients in my kitchen, I figured we probably had enough stuff to whip up a couple goodies and bring them down to the actual event that Saturday to give away to the participants. A few hours and a brownie or 2 later,
we were all baked out and ready to contribute!

We set up a table, borrowed a donation jar and mingled for the next 2 hours. I was stoked to see how many people showed up and were ready to walk! Not only that, but the $5, $10 & $20 donations being dropped into the donation jar was super encouraging.

We saw some familiar faces and got to know a few new ones while listening to some sweet tunes on the hill.

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After a couple introductions and awesome speeches, everyone gathered up their signs & gift bags and headed out to represent.

I’d like to say we walked proudly with our signs held high but in all honesty, we skipped the walk since we had a million other things to do. It was great to be there for a couple hours and meet some new people though. It was nice to see how many people out there really do care about the well-being of another species.

Hopefully by spreading the word about Farm Sanctuary’s work, next years walk will be even more successful. If you’d like more info or you’d like to contribute, you can do so here.

Congrats to all the participants and a big “You’re Awesome!” to Farm Sanctuary. Keep up the good work!

Information provided by Farm Sanctuary
Photos by Sherisa Cooper