Every Animal

Every Animal is a Ukrainian vegan animal-rights organization founded in 2019. Its stated purpose is to popularize veganism and help build a broader movement for the protection of animals. Rather than operating as a conventional consumer brand, it functions as an advocacy, education, community, and charitable platform. Its work addresses the treatment of animals in the meat, dairy, egg, and fur industries and encourages people to adopt vegan lifestyles through public education, practical guidance, events, and access to plant-based food. The organization uses several formats to reach the public. These have included lectures, training sessions, meetings, discussions, documentary screenings, street actions, online courses, product tastings, charity festivals, and educational publishing. Its activists have also distributed charity merchandise to support the organization’s work. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Every Animal regularly organized “Open your eyes” street actions in Ukrainian cities. Activists displayed documentary footage concerning animal exploitation on television screens while speaking with passers-by about veganism and the conditions experienced by animals in industrial farming and related industries. A major educational initiative is “Vegan Express,” a free weekly online course launched on August 11, 2020. Designed for beginners, the seven-day course covers industries that exploit animals, practical steps for changing to a vegan lifestyle, ethical product selection, plant-based recipes, and answers to common questions. By February 2023, the organization reported that 98 courses had been held and that more than 8,600 people had taken part. In summer 2021, Every Animal conducted a Vegan Tour across ten Ukrainian cities. The tour combined screenings of the 2018 documentary “Dominion,” lectures, workshops for activists, public actions, and tastings of plant-based products. One component, “Look at the world through their eyes,” used virtual-reality headsets to present animal industries from the perspective of farm animals. These activities combined direct public engagement with attempts to give audiences a more emotionally immediate understanding of animal suffering. The organization also produces educational material for children. In December 2021, it published “Hands, Paws, or Hooves,” described as the first Ukrainian children’s book about veganism. With support from the Supreme Master Ching Hai Association, copies were distributed to children displaced to Poland and to children in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. The book has also been made available through some Ukrainian children’s libraries. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine expanded Every Animal’s activities into humanitarian assistance. The organization created the Vegan Kitchen of Ukraine project, providing free vegan meals to forcibly displaced people, volunteers, and members of territorial-defense forces. It also supported vegans serving in Ukraine’s Armed Forces by sending vegan food and parcels. By February 2023, Every Animal reported distributing more than 62,000 free vegan lunches and sending 760 parcels to vegans in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The group’s public-facing work continued during wartime through lectures, charity events, and fundraising. In autumn 2022, it held a lecture on veganism and sport and organized two “Vegan Weekend” charity festivals in Kyiv. The festivals raised funds to support Ukraine’s Armed Forces. By 2023, the organization reported more than 100 activists, over 50 educational events, and more than 62,000 distributed free vegan lunches. Its current scale, governance, finances, and formal legal structure are not established in the available reference material.

Every Animal, known in Ukrainian as Кожна Тварина, was established in Ukraine in 2019 with the goal of promoting veganism and developing an organized animal-rights movement. Its approach combines education, direct activism, community building, and charitable work. The organization has addressed animal exploitation in the meat, dairy, egg, and fur industries and has encouraged audiences to consider both the ethical arguments for veganism and the practical aspects of changing their diets and purchasing habits. In its early public-education work, Every Animal organized lectures, trainings, meetings, discussions, documentary screenings, and street actions. The “Open your eyes” actions were held in multiple Ukrainian cities before the full-scale Russian invasion. Activists used television screens to show footage concerning animal cruelty while other participants discussed veganism with members of the public. The format was designed to create direct encounters between activists and passers-by rather than relying only on online communication. On August 11, 2020, Every Animal launched Vegan Express, a free weekly seven-day online course for beginners. The course introduced participants to the industries involved in animal exploitation, offered advice on transitioning to veganism, discussed ethical products, supplied plant-based recipes, and addressed common questions. By February 2023, 98 editions had reportedly been completed, with more than 8,600 participants. The organization broadened its public outreach in summer 2021 through a Vegan Tour visiting ten Ukrainian cities. The program included screenings of the 2018 documentary Dominion, lectures, activist workshops, Open your eyes actions, plant-based tastings, and the virtual-reality activity Look at the world through their eyes. The latter sought to present animal industries from the viewpoint of farm animals, using immersive technology as an educational tool. Publishing became another part of the organization’s work in December 2021, when it released Hands, Paws, or Hooves, a Ukrainian-language children’s book about veganism. Support from the Supreme Master Ching Hai Association helped enable the distribution of 4,000 copies to immigrant children in Poland and to children in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. Every Animal also distributed the book through some Ukrainian children’s libraries. The 2022 full-scale invasion changed the balance of the organization’s activities. In addition to continuing animal-rights advocacy, Every Animal began providing practical assistance to people affected by the war. It created Vegan Kitchen of Ukraine to prepare and distribute free vegan meals for forcibly displaced people, volunteers, and territorial-defense personnel. The organization also sent vegan food to members of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and reported sending 760 parcels to vegan service members by February 2023. The group maintained public programming during wartime. In autumn 2022, it held a lecture on veganism and sport and organized two Vegan Weekend charity festivals in Kyiv, with fundraising directed toward the Armed Forces of Ukraine. By 2023, Every Animal reported that its network included more than 100 activists, that it had conducted more than 50 educational events, and that it had distributed over 62,000 free vegan lunches. Available references do not establish a complete list of officers, formal corporate ownership, financial results, or the organization’s current operational scale.

• 2023

  Reported expansion of activities

  [1]Every Animalen.wikipedia.org

  Every Animal reported more than 100 activists, over 50 educational events, more than 62,000 free lunches, and 760 food parcels sent to vegan members of the Armed Forces.

• 2022

  Vegan Kitchen of Ukraine established

  [1]Every Animalen.wikipedia.org

  The organization began wartime vegan meal support for displaced people, volunteers, and defense personnel.

• 2021

  Vegan Tour visits ten cities

  [1]Every Animalen.wikipedia.org

  Every Animal combined screenings, lectures, workshops, public actions, immersive experiences, and tastings in a multi-city outreach campaign.

• 2021

  Children's book published

  [1]Every Animalen.wikipedia.org

  Hands, Paws, or Hooves was published as a Ukrainian-language children's introduction to veganism.

• 2020

  Vegan Express launched

  [1]Every Animalen.wikipedia.org

  The organization began a free recurring seven-day online course for people new to veganism.

• 2019

  Organization founded

  [1]Every Animalen.wikipedia.org

  Every Animal was founded in Ukraine to promote veganism and build an animal-rights movement.

A Ukrainian animal-rights and vegan-education organization combining public advocacy, practical lifestyle education, community activism, publishing, and wartime humanitarian support.

• Online education · 2020

  Vegan Express

  A free weekly seven-day online course introduced in August 2020 for people beginning to learn about veganism. Its lessons cover animal-exploiting industries, practical transition advice, ethical shopping, daily plant-based recipes, and frequently asked questions. The course is designed as an accessible entry point rather than an advanced activist-training program. By February 2023, 98 courses had reportedly been held and more than 8,600 people had participated.

• Educational publication · 2021

  Hands, Paws, or Hooves

  A Ukrainian-language children's book about veganism published in December 2021. It was distributed to displaced children in Poland and to children in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, with support from the Supreme Master Ching Hai Association. Copies have also been made available through some Ukrainian children's libraries.

• Humanitarian food project · 2022

  Vegan Kitchen of Ukraine

  A wartime initiative providing free vegan meals to forcibly displaced people, volunteers, and territorial-defense personnel. The broader support effort also sent vegan food parcels to vegans serving in Ukraine’s Armed Forces. The project extended Every Animal’s vegan advocacy into practical humanitarian assistance after the 2022 invasion.

• Fundraising merchandise

  Charity merchandise

  Every Animal offers charity merchandise as part of its fundraising and public-engagement activity. The available reference material does not specify the full product range, pricing, manufacturing arrangements, or current availability.

• 2022Vegan Weekend

  Kyiv, Ukraine

  Two charity festivals in Kyiv combining vegan-oriented public programming with fundraising during wartime.

  Outcome. Funds were raised to support Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

  Source
• 2021Vegan Tour

  Ukraine

  A tour of ten Ukrainian cities featuring Dominion screenings, veganism lectures, activist workshops, Open your eyes actions, plant-based tastings, and the virtual-reality experience Look at the world through their eyes.

  Outcome. The campaign expanded Every Animal’s in-person educational and activist outreach across Ukraine.

  Source
• Open your eyes

  Ukraine

  A pre-invasion street-action format in which activists displayed documentary footage about animal cruelty on television screens and spoke with passers-by about veganism and animal exploitation.

  Outcome. The campaign was regularly conducted in several Ukrainian cities before the full-scale invasion.

  Source

• 2022

  Shift toward wartime humanitarian supportStrategy

  Background

  Russia’s full-scale invasion created urgent food and logistical needs among displaced people, volunteers, and defense personnel, including people requiring vegan food.

  Action taken

  Every Animal created Vegan Kitchen of Ukraine, distributed free vegan meals, and sent food parcels to vegan members of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

  Aftermath

  By February 2023, the organization reported more than 62,000 free vegan lunches and 760 parcels sent to vegan service members.

  Source

• 2020

  Launch of Vegan ExpressProduct launch

  Background

  Every Animal sought to make introductory vegan education available to a broad audience online.

  Action taken

  It introduced a free recurring seven-day course covering ethics, lifestyle transition, shopping, recipes, and common questions.

  Aftermath

  By February 2023, 98 course editions had reportedly involved more than 8,600 participants.

  Source

1. 1Every Animalen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Every Animal official websiteeveryanimal.org