After 2 years of being postponed due to Covid, Texas VegFest is back with a vengeance.
On Saturday, April 8, hundreds of people gathered at Fiesta Gardens near downtown Austin for the Texas VegFest 2023 hosted by the Texas Veg Foundation.
The free event features great speakers and music, plant-based food—from Indian pakoras and mini pizzas to chia seed puddings and chocolate-dipped frozen bananas—and activities like yoga, henna painting, seeding, chair massage and everyone’s favorite activities… booth photos!
At the Animal Equality table, both new vegans and activists were created. We’ve featured one of the most popular educational tools we have to date: iAnimal . virtual reality series. Those willing to try the experience chose to step inside a pig, chicken or dairy farm, where they could see what life is like for animals trapped in our food system. The 360-degree visit to those farms and slaughterhouses brought many to tears, with some even exclaiming, “Now I’m a vegan!” (Fun fact: About half of VegFest attendees aren’t plant-based, which means these events are a great opportunity to help people see the why and how).
Attendees were also invited to take selfies with posters calling out the restaurant chain Denny’s for the severe abuse that has occurred in their pig supply chain. Campaign for Animal Equality, launched at the end of January in itdinertime.com, criticized the famous eatery for failing to fulfill its 2012 pledge to ban the use of pregnant kennels for pregnant sows. Dozens of VegFest attendees had the opportunity to send a message to Denny’s, with each photo posted on social media where we tagged the company. While everyone was learning about the campaign, Denny’s knew that their inaction for animal welfare was being exposed in the process.
Participants felt that the adrenaline from being able to easily act because animals happily signed up to be animal protection. This group of global activists takes action online, fast, complementary and making a world of difference for the animals that need us most.
Want to do more for animals? Commit to Vegetarianism! Swapping meat, dairy and egg products for plant-based alternatives is the best way to ensure you’re protecting animals like cows, pigs and chickens.
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With a rich love life and unbreakable family ties, pets deserve protection. You can build a kinder world by replacing animal food products with plant-based products.
