- At the Animal Advocate and Vegan Summit this May, Animal Equality President Sharon Núñez, Latin America Vice President Dulce Ramírez, and UK Managing Director Abigail Penny spoke Remarkable speech.
- Meanwhile, President Núñez discussed animal advocacy with the hosts How I learned to love shrimp audio file.
- Animal Equality’s leadership shared stories about animal legislative progress, information about the company’s latest campaigns, and insights into global investigations.
The Animal Advocacy and Veganism (AVA) Summit, held this May in Washington, DC, brought together leading figures in the animal advocacy movement. Among this year’s speakers are Animal Equality President Sharon Núñez, Latin America Vice President Dulce Ramírez and UK CEO Abigail Penny.
At the event, members of the Animal Equality group directed a booth displaying their virtual reality project. Known as iAnimal, this 360-degree investigative video takes viewers inside factory farms to witness animal cruelty firsthand. As they took turns wearing virtual reality headsets, two attendees held hands to comfort each other.
What is AVA Summit?
The AVA Summit is a global gathering of animal and plant advocates, featuring keynotes, workshops and networking activities. Its goal is to bring together experts and organizations to share the latest trends and strategies, learn from each other’s campaign efforts, and connect with a broader community.
Building community within our movement is vital…A united community can more effectively address challenges and inspire broader social changes toward compassion and respect. Respect all animals.
Dulce Ramírez, Vice President of Animal Equality in Latin America
Animal Equality’s leadership takes center stage
Among the crowd of supporters, Latin America Vice President Dulce Ramírez gave a speech about Latin America’s special role in the animal protection movement. She discussed recent legislative changes – such as efforts to amend the Mexican Constitution–and emphasizes the importance of perseverance and resilience.
This commitment reflects the collective achievements we see globally, especially in Latin American countries. These countries are making significant strides in supporting farming, with clear progress in political agendas, legislation and government actions. This should fill us all with pride and hope for the future.
Dulce Ramírez, Vice President of Animal Equality in Latin America
After Ramírez’s speech, President Sharon Núñez participated in a podcast titled How I learned to love shrimp. In this podcast, Núñez discussed how Animal Equality has become more organized and strategic over time, launching full-scale campaigns against cruelty in company’s supply chain.
Bit by bit, [we were] both learning and becoming more sophisticated with our strategies…Now, we standing outside Denny’s with a banner, but as part of a campaign with specific goals to be achieved by a specific timeline that gets us closer to eliminating pregnancy crates.
Sharon Núñez, President of Animal Equality
Finally, UK Chief Executive Abigail Penny gave a speech on the implementation of animal protection laws in the UK. Based on Animal Equality’s investigations into factory farms in the country, she emphasized the need for urgent action by government and law enforcement.
Over the years, Animal Equality’s team has investigated more than 800 facilities worldwide. And in each case, we discovered abuse, neglect and substandard practices taking place.
Abigail Penny, Chief Executive of Animal Equality UK
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