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CARE Conference on Animal Rights in Europe

The first addition of this European animal rights conference was held in Warsaw, Poland on July 2016. Organised by the Open cages organisation, the conference invited key animal rights advocates and organisations from Europe as well as abroad, having over 50 speakers and a third of the lectures dedicated to the development of the animal rights movement in Poland and eastern Europe.

The goals of the conference were to provide a brainstorming and networking environment by bringing animal rights activists together. A large part of the discussion was dedicated to questioning different tactics and strategies of how to run successful campaigns and fundraising programs and effectively reach both the public and the corporate world in the call for reducing animals suffering. Most if not all of the speakers agreed the main focus these days goes to the fight against mal practices in factory farming as well as advocating for a vegan lifestyle.

Key speakers were individual scholars and activists as well representatives from animal rights organisations such as: Open Cages, The Humane League and Vegan outreach from the US, PETA and the Albert Schweitzer foundation from Germany, Vegan society Austria, Eurogroup for Animals, Brussels, and Vegan Friendly from Israel.