The Netflix actress and plant-based founder and chef co-host Meating Halfway Kitchen, a virtual cooking class fundraiser to raise awareness about the benefits of reducing your meat consumption
January 15, 2021 – The F**k-It List actress Amanda Grace Benitez and plant-based chef and founder of Plant You, Carleigh Bodrug have teamed up with World Animal Protection, a global animal welfare non-profit organization, to co-host a fundraiser and cooking class for its Meat Reduction campaign titled Meating Halfway Kitchen. Registrants will be making a Boneless Bone Broth and learning about how meat reduction is better for their health, the planet, and animals.
The recipe, crafted by Carleigh Bodrug, will be shared with participants who donate a minimum of $10 when registering so they can cook along with the live webinar.
“I have chosen to partner with World Animal Protection US because I truly believe that together we can reduce the environmental and ethical impact we have on our planet and fellow animals,” Carleigh Bodrug said in a statement. “There has never been a more critical time to reduce the consumption of meat in our daily diets to help safeguard our global communities.”
Amanda Grace Benitez, became a World Animal Protection Ambassador in 2020, helping the organization promote change for animals. The actress, who is hosting the webinar, will join Carleigh Bodrug and World Animal Protection’s Meat Reduction Campaign Manager Joe Loria, to discuss how eating more plant-based foods can help improve animal welfare, have positive impacts on the climate, and is better for one’s health. “I partnered with World Animal Protection US because I believe we share the same values when it comes to spreading the message on meat reduction,” Amanda Grace Benitez said. “I believe in a non-judgmental environment when educating others on the ethical and environmental pros of meat reduction.”
“While going fully plant-based is a great way to improve one’s health, the planet, and the lives of animals, it might seem like a daunting task to many. That’s why World Animal Protection’s meat reduction efforts focus on providing tools to make eating less meat easy and delicious. World Animal Protection’s vision to create a world where respect for animals and nature sits at the heart of our food system won’t be possible without greatly reducing demand for factory-farmed animal products,” said Joe Loria, Meat Reduction Campaign Manager, World Animal Protection, US. “Meat reduction has the potential to put an end to some of the cruelest factory farming practices. By reducing the demand for meat, World Animal Protection expects that factory farming will be phased out. As overall meat demand declines, a shift towards family farming and practices that are more sustainable and kinder to animals will replace low welfare practices.”
Learn more about World Animal Protection’s upcoming plant-based cooking class here.
About World Animal Protection
World Animal Protection has moved the world to protect animals for more than 50 years. World Animal Protection works to give animals a better life. The organization’s activities include working with companies to ensure high standards of welfare for the animals in their care; working with governments and other stakeholders to prevent wild animals being cruelly traded, trapped or killed; and saving the lives of animals and the livelihoods of the people who depend on them in disaster situations. World Animal Protection influences decision-makers to put animal welfare on the global agenda and inspires people to change animals’ lives for the better. More information on World Animal Protection can be found at: http://www.worldanimalprotection.us/
Meet the chef:
Carleigh Bodrug is the founder of Plant You, a whole-food, plant-based online community, digital meal planner, and food blog with a fan base of over half a million social media followers combined. Carleigh holds a BA in Journalism and Media Studies through Western University and Fanshawe College, is a Registered Holistic Health Coach, and a graduate of the Plant-Based Certificate Program by Nutrition Studies and Cornell University.
Meet the host: Amanda Grace Benitez is an American actress from Los Angeles, California. She is known for: The F***k-It List, Driven To The Edge, Don’t Look Back, School of Rock, and All Cheerleaders Die.
