So, last week, whilst everyone was busy uploading their latest mug shots and attending jumps racing protests, a little milestone happened ... the thousandth member joined Unleashed :-)
Yep — we're now more than 1,000 members strong with recent recruits from every corner of Aus and even a few blow-ins from around the world. With so many new and caring voices for animals we think it's time to celebrate! And to mark the occasion we've created three brand new Unleashed posters (in 42cm x 42cm glory) for your viewing pleasure:
If you like what you see you can head on over to the Unleashed Shop and pick up a value-pack of all 3 today. Or, if you've already blown your spending money this week (like I have), then leave a comment below to tell us how you kick ass for the animals and you could score yourself a spankin new 'Kicking Ass' Poster! We'll be judging entries on flair, creativity, and general kick-ass-ness.
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I'm kickin ass for the animals by promoting vegetarianism in my class and starting up the cage free campus initiative with a bunch of friends. It's not much but I try and I believe thats the most important things you can do.
(the funny thing about this is, the spelling off 'ass' is actually how its spelt in regard to a donkey, rather than 'arse' so kicking a donkey for the animals seems redundant xD )
Ive stuck to my guns.. been a vegetarian all year
Started campaigns at school.. got my action pack and got some petitions signed
I dont wear leather/fur
I like to draw and paint and i put many of my animal paintings up for sale in my mums shop
I promote animal welfare and like to make a print whereever i go
Ive signed up for vet work experiance which is exciting for these up coming holidays
My family are not vegetarians but i have persuaded them to buy animal friendly products or mock meats
We dont buy tested on animal products
Both of my pets.. my horse and my cat are adopted and helped from hard lives
My lifes pretty much dedicated to my animals and when im older i want to run an animal adoption centre where i take in all animals in need and help them get their lives up and running again and find them a nice and caring home.
My friends all know me as the 'animal freak' hahaha.
thanks guys xxxxxxxx
and i am a member of every animals australia and Unleashed action group and have done every action since
i joined. i have written letters to my local mp, minister of agriculture forestry and fishing, Kevin Rudd
and other members of parliament (both in australia, and other countries) on many different issues of cruelty, but mostly on the topic of live animal exports,whaling, seal culling and asian countries treatment of animals for food.
i have received replies from Kevin Rudd mostly and have not accepted his responses so have kept writing.
i have also written to large supermarket and fast food chains outlining the cruel practices that go on
behind their products.
i have also done work for several organsations (obviously animals aust. is my fave) and have attended protests and demostrations, as well as oranising my own. i have been raising money for animals australia for a few years now, and am planning on doing more.
i believe on standing up for what you believe in, and not resting until you have gotten your way. (my way of saying i am kicking ass for the animals!!!)
I kick ass for animals by: signing every animal rights petition I see, being vegetarian and encouraging others to join me, I have joined almost every animal organisation I have ever heard of, teeaching others about the creulty behind lab doors and treating all animals with respect.
so i think ill just buy some posters, its a win-win situation - I can be lazy and avoid the question and Animals Australia will recieve valuable money!
goodluck all! try not to kick each others' butts for the prize =P
i am also apart of animal liberation and i volenteer with them
- I have been vegan for almost 4 years
- Own a sweet vegan jumper and wear it everywhere proudly
- Have a "vegan forever" tattooed on my wrist, now that's commitment!
- I've taken care of animals since i was little
- I always knew animal cruelty was wrong
- Since i was 13 i signed petitions and signed up for any animal organization i've come across.
- I'm always cooking vegan goodies and giving them to all my friends (slowly convincing them to go vegan haha)
- When i went to school i handed out flyers and posters about animal cruelty and why its wrong
- Made my school canteen have better options for vegetarians, even vegans.
- I have convinced so many people to go veg and vegan
- I will be vegan forever.
- I honestly don't care if i win this or not, i'm not trying to impress anybody, just stating what i do/have done for animals
- I just love animals with a passion.
TOFU ROCKS
I can tell you that on the way home, even if it's 3 in the morning, I will get out of the car and make sure no pet is left astrayed.
Whenever it's up to me to cook I always sneak in mock meat instead of the real deal.
I shove every leather item I see at the back of the rack, where no one can see to buy them.
I 'mistakingly' leave pamphlets about the horros of factory farming around.
And, in a family with a history of meat-loving-ness, I remain faithful to my veggies.
I recently got my stickers and the flyers I have put the flyers up over my town and I have people asking me for the website and stuff.
I also created a survey and handed out a bulk amount of them and people enter them to win stuff like vouchers, with every survey there is an Animal Cruelty brochure that I made and the Survey isabout what they think of Animal Cruelty.
My friends think I'm crazy, oh well. Guess I'm just to kick-ass for them!
Nicole, A.K.A Julezz
-I have been a proud and healthy vegan (confound the protien myth!!) since march and vegetarian for three years
-Helped out at stalls
-Helped out at VnV by folding tens of thousands of flyers (slight exaggeration)
-Attended my first rally at the Jumps race (and really enjoyed the booing at people entering-
-Have been helping out at the farm sanctuary, Edgar's Mission, love that place, Pam is a true hero
-Have told my friends on numerous occasions how crule dairy & meat is
-Never ever wear leather and refuse to sit on my fiends couch if it is, and fur, don't even get my started on fur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- wear Vegan Wear shoes to school and had a huge debate with my teacher for wearing canvas shoes before i had them
- Generally annoy people and rub it in their face just with my presence
Oh and by the way, well done Georgie! people really need to know how horribel meatdairy is for the health and its great your in the medical sytem and informing upcoming doctors aswell as paients, actually on that note,
WELL DONE EVERYONE!!!!
I'm not creative by any means, but I'm one hot puss!
* I write letters against animal cruelty through the animals aus campaign's
* I used to donate money to wspa (but i had to put it off until i find another job).
* I jumped into a creek (fully clothed) to save a baby crow, * I've helped ducklings cross the road safely on a busy street.
* I've inspired a few other people to try vegetarianism.
* Have tamed many starving stray cats.
* Catch mice humanely and take them to a place where they wont bother anyone.
* Convinced my family to buy free range eggs.
Absolutely lurveeeeee the posters, especially the chicken
i love that piggy lifesaver poster i gotta get me one of those
I've been a vegetarian for almost 6months now and loving it.
Makes me feel healthy so all the beautiful animals can be freedom then noone will have to kill any animals ever again I hope it changes this world.
I'll continue to fight to save the animals as many you guys kept sending me emails will fight for it!
Keep it up guys you have changed my life I love it
Animals Have Rights!!
Gotta love those 3 Posters would love to have them as 3 posters
i promote the VEGAN HOT CHOCOLATE my cafe sells whenever people come in. and its sooooo darn good. chocolatey heaven! as an added bonus we now have dark chocolate coated coffee beans (amongst the milk ones) that all vegan friendsi can gorge their sweet tooth on as well
ive given out leaflets out in the city about animal cruelty and dont petitions for animals australia, ive made my own top about animal cruelty and i wear it
Right now I'm going to try and start a pro enviro-animal club at school and this poster would be great for our headquarters!
What's that??...My critter senses are tingling.... I'm needed!.. *rips of shirt revealing furry superhero geddup*......
To the crittermobile!
I've been a vegetarian about 2 yrs ago for 2 yrs and now I opened my eyes again and see during my travels through Oz, NZ and China.
Oz and NZ are ok but China...
I made some pics to put on the internet and send it via mail to all the people i know.
Hopefully, they will open their eyes...
[wow no way can I compete with these amazing people]
Well I'm Vegan for one (yay!)
I've been educating a lot of people & doing it in a nice way (I know what it's like to be yelled at... not very effective because people tend to rebel otherwise...)
I've been part of animal protests (been very fun & hopefully life changing). Been spreading word (on most of my profiles) about it through the net as well... hopefully anyone will take notice and read these veg sites... managed to open peoples eyes & change my sis vegetarian! (wow... never though that'd work! xD) & managed to convince my mum to stop buying meat which is a miracle because she comes from a STRONG meat eating background (though she does eat it from time to time)
Although i do have a tendency to cry about this sort of stuff most of the time. I've seen some horrible things >.< & not just in pictures!
But I believe we can make it!
i have been vegetarian for this year and although im not vegan, i eat my fair share of tofu and facon.
i have also saved hens from the chook/egg farm across the road and given them a better life.
i am also a part of RSPCA as an Adoptions Officer. With the RSPCA, i also go to events like the EKKA where we set up the EMU van which enlightens people. It is a huge hit with the kids as they get to do things like feel how hot it is for a dog if you leave them in the car, and they get into a cage to see what it would be like for a battery hen, and they also get to play vet and scan for microchips in stuffed toys.
I also organize rubbish walks in my local community and i absolutely hate litterers. when i see people throwing litter out the car window it makes me so mad that i get tears in my eyes. and i am not a crier!
I have also printed posters from unleashed and stuck them all around uni and at the local stores near where i live
I love the 'kicking ass' poster. I've got the little sticker version on my phone (cause all my friends like to play with my phone so they all get to see it) and my boyfriend's mother put one on her car.
Congratulations Unleashed on 1000 members, heres to the next 1000!
-being a vegaterian and telling others to be ( i really really wonna be a vegan but mum thinks it bad for me
-me and my friends are doing a raffle and giveing the money to help stop animal cruelty if all gos well we can donate 367.50!!
-i right lettes to people and tell them to stop animal cruelty!
-i mack home made posters and pot them up (kicking ass for animals posters!!)
I HATE ANIMAL CRUELTY!!!!!!
i have a pet cat named billy who i love and pamper because i treat every animal like royalty! so he's spoilt!!
i join every animal organisation that helps to prevent animal cruelty because i need to be informed of events occuring that involve animal cruelty so i can do my part to prevent it!
i have saved numerous animal lives over the years which includes animals like baby birds, dogs, cats and even little spiders and bugs that are inside a home
i am known around school for putting animal rights out there to everyone i know and never back down in arguements on why we "should eat meat!"
Even for an assignment for school, we had to create our own speech on anything that we were passionate about and i chose preventing animal cruelty. I spoke about the mistreatment of animals in numerous testing facilities and in slaughter houses which made people gasp and approach me afterwards telling me that they now are considering to be vegetarian.
i may not be able to change the world, but i do my best and keep at it with determination. I have completed all of my missions from Animals Australia Unleashed and will continue to do each and every single one because if there is any way to support an innocent creature from being slaughtered or tortured, i will do all that i can to stop it.
Alana Tomlin
I have been doing what I do for so long now it's not really anything special to me it's just my personality. Yes i'm vegetarian since 11 yrs old, all my many animals are rescued, i advocate (strongly) for the rights of animals and always have.
But this is where I believe we truly Kick Ass. When WE come together and become a strong voice. It doesn't sound frantic, irrational or emotional. When WE act together WE are stronger and we will be heard.
Me being the vegan/vegetarian and knowing the info they always direct the questions to me.
We always sucseed in handing out a bunch of them (we take 75 a week so we can keep count) and when we do our round of checking if there are any that have been dropped or unwanted and we usually never find any.
Last night and alot more other times my friends have joined (add L_Unit she joined last night) and she is now going off meat. slowly. but she will.
=]
Nicole
Peace and Lovee
Leah
-full on vegan, trying to educate my family and friends on the issues surrounding eating meat products, just got my cousin to commit to going vege
-attending jumps racing protests in Melbourne
-signing every petition I can get my hands on
-being a member of both Unleashed and Peta2's street teams
-trying to organise animal activism on my uni campus.
It's not much, and it's not very creative, but it's a start
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Vegan/124941374185396
AND soon i am going to write to KFC!
now i know never eat meat!
I remeber when i was little I lived in Africa and saw some boys tormenting a hatchling in a nest on a low hanging branch...I immediately screamed and started punching them and ran off to tell my FEARSOME DAD!! (He has a big voice!) He lectured them and they left by the sound of me blowing a raspberry!! Mum looked after the birds and we protected the tree till we saw more birds coming in!!
No Im Not A vegan Sorrrrryyyyy !!! But I believe God gave us meat to eat (Im Christian)
Everytime I See Stray animals i immediately pink em up and go about knock on doors and making posters while the animal sleeps on MY BED IN my room !!
Im Only 12 So Im not allowed to buy stuff off the internet so hope i can get a free one and show off my beautiful glossy protest poster !