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• A candidate has the opportunity to make animal rights a key part of a elected political platform for the first time in the US history.

• NYC is larger than some small countries and is globally recognized. People pay attention to what is happening here.

• Other countries such as Australia and the Netherlands have Animal Parties elected to their parliaments. We want to replicate that progress and success in the US.

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The how’s of the project are:

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• 5-10% of the populace is vegan or vegetarian, so that voting bloc alone would win the primary (which has only 15% typical voter turnout)

• NY City matches individual donations by a factor of 8 which means less reliance on corporate funding.

• NY City is committed to encouraging candidates to run so offers free training and advice.

• NY City Council members salary is $150k so candidates don’t have to be independently wealthy to run!

• NYC city council primaries have a 15% voter turn out so just the vegan and vegetarian vote alone is enough to wine the primary

• Covid-19 has brought up yet another massive problem with animal agriculture so it’s an issue people are paying more attention to.