Current Programs & Campaigns

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• ARC Book Group

  ARC Book Group holds monthly discussion groups where participants discuss member-selected books about animal rights and other issues.

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• ARC Speaker Series

  ARC Speaker Series regularly brings in nationally known speakers such as Dr. Michael Fox, Harold “Farmer” Brown, Karen Davis, Pattrice Jones, and Will Potter.

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• Community Outreach

  Community Outreach activities range from booths at large events and professional conferences such as the Twin Cities Pet Expo, to staffing booths at First Avenue, to leafletting with the ARC Outreach Team at concerts and other events, to helping the hundreds of individuals who call or email us for assistance with animal issues.

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• Cuddle Coats

  Cuddle Coats educates the public about fur and encourages people to donate fur coats to aid orphaned baby wildlife in their recovery at our wildlife rehabilitation partners.

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• Dissection Choice

  Dissection Choice provides information and assistance to students who choose not to dissect and provides information on alternatives to local high schools and colleges (over 50 so far!).

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• End Pound Seizure

  We won this one in Minnesota when pound seizure was banned in April of 2012! We will continue to work to help other states end the practice of pound seizure, whereby animals in shelters can be claimed by licensed institutions for experimentation purposes.

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• Forego Foie Gras

  Forego Foie Gras works for a Foie Gras Free Minneapolis by educating consumers about this gourmet cruelty and asking local restaurants to take the pledge and keep foie gras off their menus.

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• The Humane Farming Myth

  Humane Farming Myth challenges the myth of “humanely” produced animal products and is a compelling resource to share with family and friends. We’ve received requests from all over the country for large quantities of this brochure, most recently from the organizers of a national bus tour promoting the sustainability of a plant-based diet (don’t worry – the bus runs on waste vegetable oil).

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• Minneapolis Vegan Meetup

  Minneapolis Vegan Meetup is an ARC-sponsored meetup group. The group organizes dine-outs and other activities to promote a sense of community among people who want to enjoy life without eating/using animals.

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• Minnesotans Exposing Petland

  The Petland retail chain continues to encourage the breeding and selling of animals for profit. We’re the Minnesota supporters of the national effort to persuade Petland to stop supporting puppy and kitten mills and selling live animals in their stores.

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• No Pain In My Name

  No Pain In My Name exposes Marilyn Carroll’s hideous experiments at the University of Minnesota, in which she “researches” the effects of drug addiction by training monkeys and rats to self-administer drugs that humans misuse such as cocaine, heroin, and alcohol. The site gives voice to the community this “research” is supposedly benefiting: addicts and recovered addicts.

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• Pay Per View

  Pay Per View is an innovative outreach strategy where people are paid $1.00 to watch a short video about the harsh reality of animal agriculture and then asked to decrease their consumption of animal products and work towards a vegan diet.

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• Rhymes With Vegan

  Rhymes With Vegan, an online cooking show hosted by local chef Meagan Holtgrewe, introduces viewers to the delights of compassionate eating (with up to over 600 website hits in one day!).

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• Teaching Compassion

  Teaching Compassion lesson plans help kids develop compassion and empathy while empowering them to take action for animals themselves. Used at schools, community events, and camps, these lesson plans have met with glowing reviews from kids, parents, and teachers.

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• Twin Cities Vegan Drinks

  Twin Cities Vegan Drinks is a social networking event for people interested in veganism and animal rights. Vegan Drinks’ mission is to bring together a diverse group of people to build new coalitions and promote the sharing of resources.

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• Vegan University

  Vegan University is a free program designed to help you go – and stay – vegan in a way that works for you. You can sign up for your own vegan mentor, take a personalized vegan grocery shopping tour, and go to workshops – and it’s all free!

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• VegKins

  VegKins is a unique social networking program for families raising vegan children. This program offers the opportunity to come together to exchange ideas and information with other parents and build a community of parents raising compassionate kids.