Sponsors

Gold - $1,500 or more

Humane Society of the United States

www.hsus.org

The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest and most effective animal protection organization—backed by 10 million Americans, or one in every 30. Established in 1954, The HSUS seeks a humane and sustainable world for all animals—a world that will also benefit people. We are America's mainstream force against cruelty, exploitation and neglect, as well as the most trusted voice extolling the human-animal bond.

VegNews Magazine

www.vegnews.com

Since beginning publication in 2000, VegNews has become the most talked about vegetarian magazine. The premier magazine to focus on a vegetarian lifestyle, VegNews offers its more than 180,000 readers up-to-date information on living a compassionate and healthy lifestyle with news, interviews, travel tales, and more.

Silver - $750-1,499

Compassion Over Killing

www.cok.net

COK is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Working to end animal abuse since 1995, COK focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman

Mercy for Animals

www.mercyforanimals.org

Mercy For Animals (MFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal advocacy organization that believes non-human animals are irreplaceable individuals who have morally significant interests and hence rights, including the right to live free of unnecessary suffering. MFA is dedicated to promoting nonviolence towards all sentient beings through public education campaigns and demonstrations, undercover investigations, and open rescues.

Bronze - $250-749

Alliance for Animals

allanimals.org

The Alliance for Animals is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization advocating for the rights of all non-human animals by campaigning for humane treatment and educating for change. The Alliance for Animals advances its goals through demonstrations, media outreach, conferences, investigations, legislation, and person-to-person contact, as we strive to fundamentally transform how society views and treats all sentient beings.

The Animals Voice

www.animalsvoice.com

The Animals Voice is the premiere online resource for helping animals. We are an award-winning, independent, networking source of recent media coverage, timely information, and an incalculable volume of resources for animals and their defenders. We feature the latest animal rights news, multimedia, calendar, victories, thought-provoking and inspirational editorial, graphic and compelling photography, and in-depth investigative reports.

Farm Sanctuary

www.farmsanctuary.org

Farm Sanctuary is the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary has worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the "food animal" industry through research and investigations, legal and institutional reforms, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts. Farm Sanctuary shelters in Watkins Glen, N.Y., and Orland, Calif., provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming.

In Defense of Animals

www.idausa.org

IDA's mission is to end animal exploitation, cruelty, and abuse by protecting and advocating for the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals, as well as to raise their status beyond mere property, commodities, or things.

Lantern Books

www.lanternbooks.com

Lantern Books publishes books on vegetarianism, animal advocacy, environmentalism, spirituality, and social justice.

Vegan Outreach

www.veganoutreach.org

Vegan Outreach is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 99% of animals killed in the U.S. each year die to be eaten; Vegan Outreach is working to expose and end cruelty to animals through the widespread distribution (especially to younger people) of our illustrated booklets Why Vegan, Even If You Like Meat, and Compassionate Choices, along with our follow-up Guide to Cruelty-Free Eating.

As a Vegan Outreach activist, anyone, anywhere, in any situation can be the best possible spokesperson for the animals.

These are distributed by many people, from middle school students to animal advocacy organizations (e.g., FARM, Farm Sanctuary, The Fund for Animals, In Defense of Animals, Peta, Mercy for Animals, etc.).

Vegetarian Resource Group

www.vrg.org

For over 25 years, The Vegetarian Resource Group has made it easier to be vegetarian and vegan by assisting businesses, food services, food companies, supermarkets, health professionals, students, media, and consumers. Our dietitians and researchers answer questions with scientific and practical help. VRG offers two $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors who actively promoted vegetarianism, ingredient info, meal plans, foodservice ideas, restaurant guides, poll and market research, Vegetarian Journal magazine, Parents’ E-mail list, brochures such as Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers and I Love Animals and Broccoli Coloring Book, materials in Spanish, and books including Simply Vegan, Vegan “Seafood,” and Meatless Meals for Working People.

Food Donors

We had a number of great food donors who help keep the cost per attendee way down. Without them, we either have to forgo providing food, or spend a lot more money.

• Alternative Baking Company
• Akshaay-Patraam
• Crispy Cat Candy Bars
• Chipotle
• Common Roots Cafe
• Glaceau (VitaminWater)
• Laurel Street Flowers
• Peace Coffee
• Tofutti
• Whole Foods