“We’re activists. We’re strong and we’re courageous. So where do I find the strength to fight for animals? In other activists. Their courage and stories. They speak to us directly.” In October of 2022, Animal Equality’s President & Co-founder, Sharon Núñez joined fellow advocates at the AVA—Animal & Vegan Advocacy—Summit in Washington DC. This conference […]
How PETA started the animal rights movement in Silver Spring
Social revolutions erupt in the most unlikely of places, but perhaps none more unlikely than this. On the morning of Sept. 11, 1981, Montgomery County police raided a nondescript warehouse on Brookville Road in Silver Spring, confiscating 17 rhesus macaque monkeys after receiving a tip from Takoma Park resident and animal welfare activist Alex Pacheco. […]