Fighting for Animals in Utah

As many of our readers are aware, in August 2013, on an afternoon when temperatures soared to 98 degrees, a horse named Jerry collapsed on State Street near South Temple in Salt Lake City. His driver and passersby tried in vain to cool him off by pouring water on his...

Old Cuss Coffee, a new aesthetically beautiful & entirely plant-based cafe located in South Salt Lake, is the newest addition to the UARC Member Benefits program. Effective immediately, all UARC members can show their card at the register to receive a 15% discount...

YUMZ, a new and exciting all-vegan bakery and cafe located at 3490 S. State Street in South Salt Lake City, is the latest restaurant to now offer discounts to all card-carrying UARC members as part of our member benefit program! Starting today, any UARC member...

As reported by ABC4 News, North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS) will end the use of a carbon monoxide gas chamber to kill animals! Since 2019, more than a thousand dogs and cats had met this cruel fate at NUVAS. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)...

As we have written about previously, North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS) in Lindon, Utah is one of only four known animal shelters in the entire country that are still killing animals via carbon monoxide gas chamber. Virtually every association of animal shelter...

Over the past decade, animal shelters everywhere, including in Utah, have made substantial progress in reducing the euthanasia of dogs and cats. This progress has been made because of increased efforts to promote the adoption of animals from shelters, rather than...

UARC's list of Member Benefit Partners continues to grow! We're excited to announce that starting immediately, current UARC members can now receive a 15% discount at Sweet Hazel & Co., a Murray-based bakery that is 100% vegan and 100% delicious. The discount...

UARC members enjoy discounts and perks at more than a dozen local vegan and vegan-friendly businesses. We are excited to announce that this program continues to grow as we welcome a new business as a member benefit partner: Vegan Daddy Meats! UARC members can now...

Utah Animal Rights Coalition (UARC) is opposed to Senate Bill 130 (SB 130), titled “Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations,” and urges members of the Utah legislature to vote against this bill. SB 130 would require counties in Utah to designate an area...

UARC recently received records from Washington State University which reveal that at least two mink farms in Utah County have been the sites of COVID-19 outbreaks. Workers on these farms have also been infected with COVID-19, and at least one manager at a mink farm...