Durham University Animal Rights

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DUAR exists to raise awareness of animal rights and welfare issues, including factory farming, vivisection, hunting and the entertainment industry. We aim to provide a forum for discussion, education and campaigning around these issues.

[edit] Activities

Educating ourselves and others through talks and discussion. Topics examined in the past include modern farming practices, vegetarian and vegan nutrition, animals in entertainment and bloodsports. In the future we hope to arrange joint events with other Durham societies and invite guest speakers to reach a wider audience.
Promoting and participating in wider campaigns, by holding stalls, leafleting, letter-writing and working with national and international organisations. We have held successful stalls, including raising awareness of poultry farming conditions and promoting the campaign to ensure that the battery cage ban prmosied for 2012 is followed though. We held a stall on vegetarian nutrition which resulted in several people saying they would give up meat.
Providing a means of networking between Durham students who are concerned with animal rights and welfare issues. Many of us have found new, like-minded friends through our group. We’re keen to spread the word, whether by answering people’s questions about the arguments that underpin our ethical stance, or just by sharing a few receipes!

[edit] Meetings

We hold meetings every second Wednesday evening to discuss the issues and organise campaigns, debates and talks, as well as trips to national demonstrations and conferences. We’re a friendly and welcoming group who are always happy to see new faces, whether committed lifelong campaigners, or just anyone with an interest in the issues that concern us.

[edit] About DUAR

DUAR was established by a group of like-minded students in 2006, who launched it at the DSU freshers’ fair of that year. Our founders considered that as Durham had been without an animal rights or welfare group before DUAR’s creation, there was a gaping hole, especailly given the power of student activism and the nature of universities as places of learning and change.