Volunteer of the Month: Nicholas Orth

Nicholas Orth is a student at the U of M majoring in philosophy. He grew up on a dairy farm in Cleveland, WI. He enjoys reading philosophy, playing fingerstyle acoustic guitar, yoga, cooking, and chess. After reading Peter Singer's Animal Liberation, he decided to become vegan. He says that suffering is suffering regardless of species, and "to ignore this arbitrary discrimination is not much more justifiable than racism or sexism".

Nicholas knew he wanted to get involved with an animal welfare organization, so when he was handed a CAA leaflet, he asked the man what organization he was leafletting for, and after learning about CAA has been involved ever since. Nicholas primarily organizes events for CAA. He's helped with the UDS Veg Night, the Veg Week kickoff event, and a few of the dine-outs. He also leaflets, tables, and helps out at other events. 

Nicholas' favorite thing about volunteering with CAA is being with like-minded people. He says, "people understand why you do what you do, and that's comforting".