via Zoom meeting

ANIMAL JUSTICE ACADEMY LUNCHTIME LIVE:
What the Polls Say About Plant-Based Eating...
with Kimberly D'Oliveira, Executive Director, VegTO, and Amy Morris, Executive Director, Vancouver Humane Society

Two major polls done recently about attitudes toward plant-based eating in British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have revealed some very exciting stats.

The executive directors from Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) and VegTO, the groups that commissioned the polls, will join us to share their findings and discuss how we can build on them.

VHS's Amy Morris will reveal data from their poll for the first time... like the finding that two-thirds (65%) of British Columbians have reduced their animal product consumption.

Kimberly D'Oliveira from VegTO will discuss the Toronto findings, like 3 in 5 non-veg respondents expressing interest in trying veganism or vegetarianism in the future, as well as which demographics are overwhelmingly the most receptive audience for going veg.

We'll also talk about how polls and surveys can be used in activism to both inform our campaigns, conversations, and to get more exposure for vegan and animal issues.

*We invite folks to have their video on during this event to enhance the sense of community, but it’s not mandatory


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About Our Guests: 

Kimberly D'Oliveira is VegTO's Executive Director. She has been a committed vegan for nine years and transitioned from an omnivorous diet after learning about veganism and its positive impacts on human health, the environment, and animal welfare. Going vegan is the best decision she's ever made. Kimberly is committed to supporting the growth of the movement towards positive, plant-based living and works with the team at VegTO to create spaces where long-term vegans and veg-curious Torontonians alike can come together in choosing a more compassionate way of life. As a Black vegan, she continues to deepen her understanding and learnings around intersectionality to better support and amplify others and strengthen the movement through diversity.

Amy Morris is executive director of Vancouver Humane Society, with an organizational mission to expose animal abuse and assist individuals, businesses and governments to end animal suffering, cruelty and exploitation. Amy has a Master of Public Policy degree from Simon Fraser University and has work experience auditing slaughterhouses in Canada and labouring on animal agriculture farms in New Zealand. She previously worked with the BC SPCA designing advocacy campaigns for domesticated and wild animals and had the opportunity to attend National Farm Animal Care Council meetings while in that role.