Walk for Farm Animals

After a couple of months of fundraising for Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals, yesterday was finally the day to walk! The fundraising period is open till next week, but the walk is complete! Eric, Maizy and I set out first thing Sunday morning to head up to Greenlake where the walk was being held. Our eagerness to get out the door and be at the walk on time meant that we got there almost an hour early. We walked around and Eric got a large cup of coffee at a nearby coffee shop. The three of us were walking as part of Team Blitzen (Blitzen was one of three calves rescued from a stockyard) and I made a sign so we could hopefully meet up with our other teammates (whom I had yet to meet):

We only ended up meeting up with two of the other team members, but they were both very nice and I really enjoyed talking with them as we walked around Greenlake. Many people at the walk seemed like-minded in their love of animals and their commitment to vegan/vegetarian lifestyles. One of the walkers was holding a large poster advertising the film Earthlings, which you can watch online for free. A lovely bunch:

I also finally got to meet Eric’s co-worker David and his wife Holly (a reader of this blog!) and their family–including their dog, Sam. There were so many dogs at the walk and Maizy was a little excited to get walking!

Even dogs who had trouble getting around were able to participate in the walk:

It was a beautiful fall day to walk around Greenlake with the leaves changing and that crisp fall air.

I’m so glad to have participated in the walk and to have raised some funds for the amazing work Farm Sanctuary does. Thank you to all of you lovely readers who donated to the walk!! If you haven’t donated and you would like to, the fundraising period closes on October 30. You can click here to reach my fundraising page. Happy Monday! Until tomorrow…

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