2008 New Year's Resolution: Stepping Up My Involvement with CAA!

CAA offers many great volunteer opportunities to help animals and promote vegetarianism. Just check out our list of over 30 current opportunities that we have for getting involved. If you can't find an opportunity that interests you, we can help you create one that does!

However you are able to help, you're bound to find something that matches your interests and skills! What better way to start off the new year than by channeling your beliefs into action? If you haven't done so already, be sure to fill out our online volunteer application.

Let us know if you would like to help with any of our volunteer opportunities, or if you'd like more information, by emailing us at volunteer@ExploreVeg.org.

Interview: Secrets of the Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

National Public Radio (NPR) host Liane Hanson speaks with vegan chefs Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero, hosts of the TV cooking show The Post Punk Kitchen. The pair have authored a new book, Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook.

Listen to the archived interview online.

Article: Checkoff Tracks Activist Groups' Influence on Kids

US pork industry reports on the effects of animal advocacy groups' impact on children
Pork.org Web Feature

From their Flash animation movie dedicated to fighting "factory farms" to educational materials claiming that people have no right to harvest animals for food, activist groups that are targeting children have come under increased scrutiny by the pork industry.

More than half of all youth surveyed have heard of "animal rights" organizations. Among those who have heard of these organizations, nearly one-fourth report the organizations themselves have impacted their meat eating habits.

"We're keeping a close eye on these activist groups and their messages, and we're prepared to take action if they escalate their efforts to target children," Rodemeyer says.

Read the full article here