KW Animal Save Candlelight Vigil

Please join us for our annual candlelight vigil for the 24,000 plus pigs killed every week at Conestoga ‘Meat’ Packers Slaughterhouse. These pigs need our voices, our documentation, and our determination for change. Please share this event, ‘invite’ Facebook users and bring family and friends with you to bear witness.

Our vigil will be followed by a holiday gathering in downtown Kitchener. Please see the separate event page for the gathering:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1966755113564465/

PARKING –> Drive to 313 Menno Street, Breslau, Ontario, N0B 1M0. Park on LONSDALE Road. To avoid getting a ticket, park on the street about 100m past the slaughterhouse, beyond the sign that says no parking.

***There is no public transport close to the slaughterhouse.***
If this is your first time coming to this slaughterhouse feel free to let us know you are coming so that we can give you contact information in case you get lost.

WHAT TO WEAR:
Dress for the weather.

PLEASE NOTE:
We are a love-based group who believe that we can achieve more through compassion than through force. Violence, drugs, or negativity are not welcome at vigils. This includes anger vocalized to truck drivers. Although we are all angry with the trucks and what they are doing, we gather to show empathy for the animals, spread compassion, and raise awareness.

“When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to (they) who suffer, and try to help (them).” -Leo Tolstoy

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME AT A SLAUGHTERHOUSE VIGIL:
If you have any questions or if you are nervous about attending a vigil and would like to talk to someone about your fears or concerns please use the message feature to contact us or email us at kwanimalsave@gmail.com We’ve all experienced bearing witness for the first time. We know that it can be intimidating and scary, especially if you don’t know anyone. People have many different reactions to bearing witness. Sometimes people can’t stop crying, sometimes people feel angry and sometimes people feel numb and don’t react emotionally at all. We will be there to support you and stand beside you (or give you some space if that is what you need.)

Please read the Save Movement Code of Conduct before attending your first slaughterhouse vigil:
http://thesavemovement.org/start-a-save-group/mou/

Note: Please check Facebook event page for updates.