• AR2009 Program, Celebrities, and More!
• Start Planning for World Farm Animals Day
• Letters from FARM - Still Going Strong
• FARM Fights Activist Repression in Austria

AR2009 Celebrities, Vegan Food & T-Shirts!

We're thrilled to announce that our Celebrity Animal Activist Awardee is Jane Velez-Mitchell, celebrated anchor of Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell on HLN (formerly CNN's Headline News). TV and film actresses Charlotte Ross and Elaine Hendrix will also be recognized at the Saturday night Awards Banquet. Get tickets now!

The Final Program with speakers and two new T-shirt designs are now online! See the updated Fast Facts page for answers to all your questions.

Generous food donors will be providing delicious vegan snacks! Conference attendees will enjoy WholeSoy yogurt, Kikkoman's Pearl Soymilk, Tofurky deli slices, Annie's Goddess Dressing, Sunergia seasoned tofu, Tofutti treats, The Veggie Grill's carrot cake, Edward and Sons Chreese, a demo from Follow Your Heart, and much more! Frey Vineyards is generously donating organic wine to our fundraiser and the "Chicken" Piccata banquet entree is donated by Match Meats Vegan Gourmet.

Last chance to register online or call 800-632-8688 for a printed badge and fast check-in. The website offers lots of opportunities for low-income folks. Registration and free visitor passes also available on-site.

Visit our website and register today.

Start Planning for World Farm Animals Day

Each year, 55 billion land animals are killed worldwide for their flesh, milk, and eggs. On or around October 2nd, activists in all 50 U.S. states and two dozen other countries will observe World Farm Animals Day (WFAD) to expose this needless suffering and killing.

Join the global outcry this October, as we memorialize the innocent individuals who accounts for 98% of all animal abuse by humans. Observances include vigils, protests, cage-ins, die-ins, funeral marches, video screenings, fasts, memorial services, leafleting, information tables, and more.

Don't miss this chance to be part of an international day of action. Start planning now! Register to receive a free WFAD Action Guide with details on planning an event.

Find out how to get started at www.WFAD.org.

Letters from FARM - Still Going Strong

For the past 13 years, FARM’s letter-writing campaign has been bringing the vegan message to middle America through relevant timely topics. Last year, we published more than a thousand letters on 16 different topics. This year, Letters from FARM have been printed in approximately 300 newspapers thus far, addressing such issues as Lent, Meatout, meat and dying, Earth Day, California Proposition 2, chronic diseases, swine flu, and the food poisoning threat on the 4th of July.

Letters to the editor are the most widely read section of the newspaper after the front page. They are an exceptionally effective vehicle for bringing the message of compassion to millions of Americans that our movement doesn't often reach.

Learn about Letters from FARM and join our Letters Network.

FARM Fights Activist Repression in Austria

On Wednesday, June 10th, FARM staff and volunteers protested outside of the Austrian Embassy in response to the severe mistreatment and unjust charges currently filed against animal advocates by the Austrian government. View the protest report for background info. The demonstration was one of many protests organized around the world in honor of the International Day of Protest Against Government Repression in Austria.

Check out the report with photos & video.

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