Spring Veg Potluck

On Saturday, May 3rd, CAA will host our annual Spring Veg Potluck! Bring a vegan or vegetarian dish or drink that serves approximately five to eight people, and be ready to enjoy some delicious food with lots of fun people!

For more information, contact us at info@ExploreVeg.org or call 612-626-5785.

Time: Saturday, May 3rd at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Coffman Union, Room 303, University of Minnesota East Bank, Minneapolis

Preliminary Schedule Posted for "Their Lives, Our Voices" Conference!

Join activists from all across the region this summer at the Midwest's premiere animal advocacy conference, "Their Lives, Our Voices." This conference is being hosted by Compassionate Action for Animals and will take place in Minneapolis at the Hubert H. Humphrey Conference Center from Friday June 6th through Sunday, June 8th.

Register now to get a special half-price registration deal! Register for only $50, or, if you're a student, $20! This special deal ends on May 9th!

Be sure to check out our jam-packed schedule with workshops on a wide-variety of topics. Also note our new speakers Karen Davis (president of United Poultry Concerns), Hillary Rettig (author of The Lifelong Activist), and Karen Dawn (author of Thanking the Monkey)!

Visit our website now to learn more about the event and register at this special price!

Summer Internships: Intern with CAA This Summer!

Help the animals and improve your résumé by enrolling in CAA's Internship Program this summer! Employers look for individuals with a variety of extracurricular experience, and an internship with CAA will allow you to get that experience while making a difference in the lives of farmed animals. As an intern, you will improve your leadership, writing, and organizing skills, while gaining competence in a variety of other areas. Plan it right, and you can even get academic credit.

Find out more about CAA internships!

Article: Report Targets Costs Of Factory Farming

By Rick Weiss, as printed in the Washington Post
April 30, 2008

Factory farming takes a big, hidden toll on human health and the environment, is undermining rural America's economic stability and fails to provide the humane treatment of livestock increasingly demanded by American consumers, concludes an independent, 2 1/2 -year analysis that calls for major changes in the way corporate agriculture produces meat, milk and eggs.

The report released yesterday, sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, finds that the "economies of scale" used to justify factory farming practices are largely an illusion, perpetuated by a failure to account for associated costs.

Read the full article.