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National Love Your Companion Animal Day: 10 Companion Animals in "Harry Potter" TO Celebrate

2/19/2021

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In honor of National Love Your Companion Animal Day, we’re proud to bring you ten of our favorite companion animals and creatures from the wizarding world.

If you’ve joined any of our Harry Potter book club discussions, you know we love all the magical (and non-magical) creatures in the wizarding world! From fluffy Crookshanks to feisty Buckbeak, today we’re celebrating the creatures who bring so much life, love, and spirit to the books.

Note that Scabbers did not make the list, as Peter Pettigrew is an Animagus and a straight up terrible human being, so he’s not technically a magical animal or creature.

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Have a Heart This Anti-Fur Day

2/11/2021

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If Valentine’s Day isn’t your vibe, then you’re in luck. Those of you who consider animal activism your love language can take heart in knowing February 14th is also Anti-Fur Day! 

We’ve already talked about the leather and wool industries on this blog. Now, we’re ready to take on fur. 

Are you with us? Accio some vegan butterbeer and find the coziest spot in your common room. It’s time to look into the fur industry and how you can stand up for the animals abused by it.

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Fantastic Recipes and Where to Find Them: Occamy Bubble Tea with Magical Food Department

2/6/2021

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In our interview with extraordinary kitchen witch, Imana Grashuis, the creator of  Magical Food Department, we hinted that she was bringing some of her culinary magic to our vegan table….and here it is!

In the spirit of this Febrewary’s Vegan Cuisine Month, we’re proud to present a recipe that Magical Food Department conjured up exclusively for The Protego Foundation.
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And if you missed our Witch Weekly-esque interview with Imana about her vegan journey and the fantastical wizarding world recipes she’s known for, what are you waiting for? Apparate over to that interview!

We hope you’re ready to adventure into the world of Magizoology and revisit creature-loving Newt Scamander, because Magical Food Department’s fantastic recipe (and how to make it) is Occamy Bubble Tea! 

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February is Vegan Cuisine Month: An Interview with Imana of Magical Food Department

2/4/2021

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If you’re coming off of a successful Veganuary, don’t stop now! February is National Vegan Cuisine Month, and we’ve got a special guest to bring a magical vegan recipe to our Protego table! 

But first, here are some fast facts about National Vegan Cuisine Month:

The American Vegan Society, the organization behind NVCM,  was founded by Freya Dinshah and H. Jay Dinshah in 1960. The power couple is credited with the honor of launching the vegan movement in the US. 

In the role of president of the AVS, Freya wrote and published The Vegan Kitchen in 1965. This book made history as the first cookbook in the US to explain the ethics of veganism, use “vegan” in the title, and offer up vegan recipes for Americans.  

February was designated National Vegan Cuisine Month soon after and continues to be celebrated in the US and worldwide.

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End the Badger Cull: The Protego Foundation’s Newest Campaign, Protect the Puffs

2/3/2021

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There are many lessons we can glean from the adventures of our favorite boy wizard. True friendship is a formidable force. Our future doesn’t have to be defined by our past. And we must stand up for what we believe in. 

Perhaps the most defining lesson in the wizarding (and Muggle world) is that empathy, kindness, and love are the most powerful and enduring forces in the universe. 

These compassionate forces are strong enough to cast their own kind of potent magic. When Lily Potter sacrificed her life to save infant Harry from Voldemort, it wasn’t rage or hate that was coursing through her veins. It was her love for Harry. A love potent enough to defy death. 

While we may not always agree on everything in the Potterverse, fans can all agree that killing is never the answer.

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10 Vegan "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" Recipes to Keep You Going Through Veganuary

1/19/2021

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In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, when a scrappy young orphan realizes that he’s a wizard, he embarks on an unforgettable journey into a world of the most extraordinary magic.

We couldn’t think of a better comparison for Veganuary than the book that marks Harry’s first foray into the wizarding world. 

There’s magic in compassion—one of the guiding values in veganism. An awareness of our power to impact those around us, including the exploited and abused animals in factory farming, is how we could wield our own magic, one that goes beyond Wingardium Leviosa and Alohomora. 

Veganuary, or the month of January that is dedicated to educating and empowering animal-lovers about the many benefits of veganism, is the perfect time to embark on your own new adventure and to learn about the hidden world of the corruption of animal agriculture and the vegan community that fights back against it, Dumbledore’s Army style.


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National Sticker Day with The Protego Foundation

1/13/2021

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Happy National Sticker Day, friends!

Easily one of the most underrated but downright joyful “national” days, this is the perfect day to let loose with your love for stickers! 

Whether they’re pasted onto reusable water bottles, slapped onto a phone case, or adorn a laptop cover, stickers are a fantastic way to express what we believe in. They are a perfect way to show off what inspires us and draw attention to various causes and movements close to our heart—like shedding light on the fight for animal rights.

No matter what size they are or what material they’re printed on, every sticker has a story. 

The trio of stickers in the first official Protego Foundation sticker pack all have special significance.

Let’s peer behind the veil and see what meaning we can unlock from these colorful stickers and how they can translate to the fight for animal (and creature) rights in the magical and Muggle world. ​

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Animal Sanctuary Appreciation Month + An Exclusive Interview with Charlie’s Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary

12/28/2020

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December doesn’t just mark the start of winter and the holiday season. Beyond the solstice and the snowfall, this cozy month is all about togetherness, generosity, and love, all of which happen to be hallmarks of accredited vegan sanctuaries that rescue vulnerable animals from abusive, neglectful, and potentially deadly situations. 

December is Animal Sanctuary Appreciation Month. 

According to the USDA Census of Agriculture, 99% of farmed animals in the US live on factory farms. Those figures include: 
- 9 billion chickens killed for their meat 
- 300 million chickens used in the egg industry 
- 240 million turkeys
- and over 120 million pigs

This isn’t even to mention the cows, goats, sheep, and other animals exploited and killed for their meat, skin, and milk.


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12 Magical Gift Ideas to Benefit Sanctuaries, Rescues, and Nonprofits this Holiday Season

12/18/2020

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Earlier this month, we shined a light on vegan, fan-made, wizarding world-inspired gifts. Now, we’re casting that light on nonprofit animal rescues, sanctuaries, and organizations that care for all magical and non-magical creatures in the Muggle world. 

Some of these may have expedited (or two-day) shipping, so if you play your (exploding snap) cards right, you might be able to have these wrapped and under the tree before December 25th. 

But, more than likely, at this point (and if you only have a broken Time-Turner at your disposal), physical gifts won’t reach your doorstep before the 25th. 

But don’t make like Moaning Myrtle and doom and gloom yourself down the toilet. Just because the winter holidays are nearly over, it doesn’t mean that there’s an expiration date on any of these items. All of the proceeds from these items go directly towards caring for animals in need. In other words, they embody the holiday season spirit of generosity. And that, friends, never goes out of style. 

So, we proudly present 12 gifts (be they for holidays, birthdays, or an unexpected treat) that support rescues, sanctuaries, and nonprofit animal rights organizations. 

You can take comfort and find joy in knowing that each of these purchases made with your Galleons, Sickles, Knuts, and Muggle money is going directly to animals in need!


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A Very Harry Christmas: The Protego Foundation's Vegan Wizarding World Holiday Shopping Guide

12/4/2020

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With December upon us, the holidays at Hogwarts are in full, splendid form. The enormous fir trees are being decked with shimmering icicles, hooting gold owl ornaments, and twinkling candles. Holly berries, fragrant pine boughs, and sparkly tinsel are beginning to fill each house common room. It’s the advent of the winter season, and the place to be is cozying up in the squashiest armchairs by the crackling fire to watch snow dreamily flurry around the castle grounds, preferably while sipping some rich, velvety hot cocoa with vegan marshmallows or a tankard of warm and creamy vegan butterbeer. 

But for those of us who aren’t at Hogwarts this year, the magic of the holiday season is still very much alive around us. Although this yuletide is rather unusual, what with the lingering pandemic, that’s all the more reason to make these festivities exceptionally extraordinary. ​


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