IAR build awareness and implement effective systems such that habitats and animals are protected. They have hosted Cakes for Apes at our Basingstoke and Reading events. We also sponsor rescued orangutan Joyce who was snatched from the wild to become a pet.
The Retreat is a rescue centre which saves tormented, abused, sick, injured and unwanted animals from certain death. We attend their annual Animal Rights Day and even have a sponsored paving stone there.
The sanctuary's mission is to provide care and a forever home to animals in need. The founder Fiona Oakes has spoken at Reading Vegan Festival 2017 and 2019, and they were one of the chosen charities of our Vegan Health Live 2020 event.
VAFA are a creative grassroots animal rights and liberation activism team based in Reading. They have attended many of our events as our chosen charity including Wokingham and Bracknell.
The mission of the sanctuary is to offer a lifelong, no-kill, free-roaming, safe-haven, forever home to unwanted, neglected and abused non-human animals, while educating about animals, veganism and ecological sustainability. They were one of the chosen charities of our Vegan Health Live 2020 event and we sponsor rescued cow Willow.
A group of volunteers that monitor and prevent wildlife crime in and around the Thames Valley area. They have been our chosen local grassroots organisation to have a complimentary stall at Reading Vegan Festival in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
Animal Justice Project’s mission is a society free from animal exploitation including factory farming and vivisection. Our Founder was their Fundraising Manager and you may have seen them at Reading Vegan Festival 2019.
Animals Asia work to end the farming of bears for bile in Vietnam and China, provide sanctuary for bears, end the suffering of wild animals in captivity, and ensure humane treatment of dogs and cats. We attend their fundraising events and they are our chosen charity for Reading Vegan Festival 2023.
One of the UK's largest animal rights groups campaign peacefully against all forms of animal abuse and promote cruelty-free living. We distribute their informative materials at our events and our Founder is a school speaker on their behalf.
One of the most effective advocates for farmed animals in the world, working to create lasting, systemic change for animals. Our Founder is an iAnimal campaigner using virtual reality technology.
A wonderful group of volunteers cook vegan meals and feed the homeless weekly. We donate food so there is no waste and they also raised funds from our Reading Vegan Festival cafe 2017-2019.
