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ANIMAL TESTING
DORSET AGAINST ANIMAL TESTING
DAAT is a grassroots animal rights group based in the Dorchester area, fighting for the abolition of all animal testing. Join to attend regular outreaches in Dorset towns educating the public on how unethical, unscientific, and wasteful animal testing is, and to join protests at animal testing labs across the UK.
Connect with Dorset Against Animal Testing on Facebook.
MBR SUPPLIERS CAMPAIGN
A campaign utilising effective pressure campaign tactics to take on the UK’s largest puppy factory farm, MBR Acres. DAA has been holding weekly protests, ultimately culminating in the 55th success of the campaign: Stericycle has now ended its contract with MBR Acres! Join us in encouraging more companies to join the ever-growing boycott of MBR Acres and help us shut this place down for good.
Contact DAA to get involved: hello@dorsetanimalaction.org
ANIMALS IN ‘ENTERTAINMENT’
SHUTDOWN GREYHOUND RACING
An ongoing campaign to end greyhound racing. In an initiative launched by Animal Aid, Shut Down Campaigns, and Animal Freedom Network, which is supported by various grassroots groups, campaigners have targeted every single one of the remaining greyhound tracks in England, as well as the companies that own and support them. Regular outreach events hosted by Animal Aid continue, and a push for a government ban on greyhound racing.
Contact DAA to get involved: hello@dorsetanimalaction.org
BOURNEMOUTH OCEANARIUM
DAA has been campaigning to close Bournemouth Oceanarium and rehome its occupants over the last year after a freedom of information request proved its facilities are inadequate and the animals are not being treated ethically, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of animals. Protests / Outreach are usually held weekly.
Contact DAA to get involved: hello@dorsetanimalaction.org
Sign the petition to close the oceanarium here: https://drove.com/.2LTN
ANIMAL AGRICULTURE
PLANT BASED TREATY
The treaty would put food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis, aiming to halt the widespread degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture, to promote a shift to more sustainable plant-based diets, and to actively reverse damage to planetary functions, ecosystem services, and biodiversity. Join to learn more and endorse the Plant Based Treaty!
To get involved in lobbying, asking a question at a council meeting, door-to-door leafleting, letter writing or protest rallies, please contact: bournemouth@plantbasedtreaty.org
WE THE FREE (WTF)
We The Free (WTF) is the world’s fastest-growing animal rights and vegan street outreach organisation. They specialise in highly innovative and impactful street advocacy events, digital advocacy campaigns, cutting-edge technology and training, and fostering a positive community.
Contact WTF on Facebook
ANIMAL SAVE
Dorset Animal Save holds regular cow vigils at ABP Manston and sheep vigils at ABP Yetminster. Animal Save Movement chapters bear witness to victims of the food system documenting their final moments before they face the horrors of the killing floor. Through initiatives such as vegan voucher giveaways, special all-day vigils, media coverage and viral videos reaching millions, new people join the transformative animal vigils and come face to face with farmed animal victims, and for many, this leads to on-the-spot diet change.
Connect with Dorset Animal Save on Facebook.
VEGAN MEET-UPS
A group for fellow vegans to organise & share vegan meet-ups in Bournemouth, Poole and surrounding areas.
Connect with Vegan Meet-ups on Facebook
COMPANION ANIMALS
RESCUE NOT RETAIL
An exciting campaign to end the breeding of animals for the so-called “pet” trade. Utilising peaceful public outreach, RNR is currently working to get Pets at Home to stop selling animals.
Contact DAA to get involved: hello@dorsetanimalaction.org
WILD LIVING ANIMALS
HUNT SABOTAGE
Hunt Saboteurs are out in the fields every week to stop the hunts from killing. Primarily focused on foxhunting (but also stag hunts, mink hunts, shoots, etc.), these groups use a combination of monitoring and direct action to save lives and expose bloodsport activity.
All groups are looking for new members! Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience or physical fitness and will always be paired with an experienced saboteur.
Join your local group!
www.huntsabs.org.uk/local-groups
Dorset Anti Blood Sports
Working together with the public to monitor and observe the activities of the hunting circles.
Connect with DABS on Facebook
Email: dorsetagainstbloodsports@outlook.com
North Dorset Hunt Sabs
An experienced team of Hunt Saboteurs and Monitors from the North Dorset area working to rid Dorset of bloodsports.
Connect with NDHS on Facebook
Email: northdorsethuntsabs@activist.com
Two Counties Hunt Sabs
Independent Hunt Saboteurs from Dorset and Somerset taking action against hunting and the badger cull.
Connect with TCHS on Facebook
Email: twocountieshuntsabs@gmail.com
Phone: 07872 385080
Weymouth Animal Rights
WAR organises sabbing in South Dorset and take an intersectional stance to activism, aligning with all progressive social justice movements.
Connect with WAR on Facebook
Phone: 07443 148426
Twitter: Weymouthanimalr
GENERAL ANIMAL RIGHTS
ANIMAL AID (WEST DORSET)
Animal Aid West Dorset is the local supporters group of Animal Aid UK
Get involved
Connect with Animal Aid West Dorset on Facebook.
NARD BOURNEMOUTH
National Animal Rights Day (NARD) is an annual day observed in more than 50 countries around the world, on the first Sunday in June, for the purpose of giving a voice to all animals and raising awareness for their rights.
Connect with NARD Bournemouth on Facebook
Email: sash@ourplanettheirstoo.org
Instagram: @nard_bournemouth
MOVEMENT BUILDING
BOURNEMOUTH ACTIVISM
A place to keep up to date with progressive activism in Bournemouth and the surrounding area.
Connect with Bournemouth Activism on Facebook
SOUTH COAST ACTIVISM
A group to share and see upcoming events on the South West Coast of England. A safe space for individuals to be able to ask questions and have conversations regarding veganism and vegan activism.
Connect with South Coast Activism on Facebook
ANIMAL RESCUES AND SANCTUARIES
Dawg Dogs
Dorset Animal Workers Group is a rescue organisation in the Poole and Bournemouth area run by Helen Griffiths and a group of dedicated volunteers.
Dorset For Badger & Bovine Welfare
DBBW oppose the mass slaughter of badgers, a misguided attempt to tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle, and promotes vaccination and improved welfare.
Portland View Animal
Portland View Animal Sanctuary, based in Osmington, is safe space for rescued animals & wildlife.
Somerset and Dorset Animal Rescue
There are not many people who can claim to have saved the lives of over 34,000 animals but Liz and Colin Stewart of the Somerset and Dorset Animal Rescue Centre can certainly do so. In the 30 years of running a rescue centre they have managed to home a wide range of animals and birds and give each one a bright new future.
www.somersetanddorsetanimalrescue.co.uk
Wild Bird Rescue Dorset
Wild Bird Rescue Dorset is a small home rescue located near Wareham Forest and are registered with the British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
Wildlife in Need
Wildlife in Need rescue, rehabilitate and care for wildlife, releasing them back into the wild if possible. They are entirely volunteer-run and led.