Join the Movement for Farmed Animals

Causes often look very different from one another in their available volunteer opportunities. We believe that volunteering with Mercy For Animals is a unique and special way to help farmed animals in need and fulfill personal motivations for getting involved.

Because Mercy For Animals is building a people-powered movement to take down factory farming, we need a lot of talented folks to get involved and do this work side by side with us. Volunteering with our organisation often means participating in, supporting, or leading actions and events locally or online that create a strong support base for organising campaigns, developing leaders, and advancing campaigns through consistent action. We look to our volunteers to accept varying levels of involvement according to their availability and interest.

Involvement could range from showing up at events consistently to recruiting friends to join events, taking on a support role in organising an event (such as printing or picking up materials), or being the sole organiser.

Regardless of what you do, we want it to be an impactful and engaging way to make lasting change to the food system.

Building community is especially important, so you’ll have the opportunity to foster meaningful connections with other folks in your community and even advance your own learning and skill development!

We believe that we are all lifelong learners, and we hope to provide volunteers with opportunities to build their skills, develop their activism, and deepen their confidence as leaders in the movement. With that comes our offer of resources and support for volunteers in their journeys!

The resources or support we provide may vary according to volunteer project. Most often we supply resources such as guides and toolkits, trainings, and one-on-one support and coaching with our staff organisers. We stay in close contact with volunteers who are coordinating actions and events to ensure they feel supported, prepared, and confident.

None! Our movement welcomes everyone looking to help farmed animals, whether new to animal advocacy or a seasoned activist. We believe in meeting folks where they are and supporting them in creating spaces for practice, peer learning, and experimentation. Every person brings their unique skills, talents, and experience to the table to help us build a movement that is creative, well rounded, and growth-oriented.

Our lived experiences and opportunities—including privilege and discrimination—are influenced by our unique identities. We must value and honour this within our volunteer community and create spaces that are safe for folks to express their full selves. This may require us to consider how to work across differences with compassion, empathy, and understanding. Our code of conduct helps us build and maintain these safe spaces.