National Animal Rights Association - A year in review

national | animal rights | news report Monday June 30, 2008 18:25 by Laura Broxson - National Animal Rights Association naracampaigns at gmail dot com PO Box 11019, Dublin 2

Hi,

We officially formed the National Animal Rights Association one year ago, on 1st July 2007.

As a look back on what we've done, we've put together a ''Year in Review'' report below.

Thank you so much to everyone involved!

Laura Broxson

"N.A.R.A.'s Year in Review from 1st July 2007 - 1st July 2008"

EVENTS ORGANISED:

83 Demonstrations

103 Leafleting Sessions

13 Information Tables

INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED:

We have sent out over 60 information packs (e.g. Fur Packs, Circus Packs, Vivisection Packs, Vegan Starter Packs and Campaigner Starter Packs)

And we have distributed a total of over 44,000 leaflets

FUR FREE SUCCESSES:

Brown Thomas & BT2 stores nationwide

Sharpsville (Temple Bar, Dublin 2)

Flip (Temple Bar, Dublin 2)

HelterSkelter (Temple Bar, Dublin 2)

The Real McCoy (Temple Bar, Dublin 2)

Flairline Fashions (Pamela Scott & Richard Alan stores nationwide) *awaiting confirmation in writing

FOIE GRAS-FREE SUCCESSES:

One Pico Restaurant (5-6 Molesworth Place Schoolhouse Lane, Dublin 2)

Bleu Bistro Restaurant (Joshua House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2)

L'Ecrivain (109a Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2)

South Bar and Restaurant (Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18)

OTHER SUCCESSES:

Citi Bar & Lounge (Dame Street, Dublin 2) have now stopped using snakes as ''student night'' entertainment

Decor (Wexford Street, Dublin 2) have stopped selling horns, animal skulls and fur rugs

NEW CAMPAIGNS STARTED:

Vegan

Foie Gras

Horse Racing

OTHER CAMPAIGNING NEWS:

Our official website was launched in November, and has already gotten over 3200 hits.

We now have both Myspace and Bebo pages

We're getting regular media and press coverage of our events, and interviews on our campaigns

Almost every day now, we are contacted by new people wanting to join our group

As part of our new Go Vegan! campaign, we are now sending out Vegan Starter Packs on a weekly basis

We are now supplying activists all over the country with campaign materials, and helping them to set up groups in their area.

Recently a branch of N.A.R.A. has been set up in Co. Limerick