Leaders for Ethics Animals and the Planet

Big Day of Giving Campaign

The LEAP (Leaders for Ethics, Animals and The Planet) initiative is designed to foster the development of young leaders in critical areas of social and environmental change with a specific focus on: ethics, animal welfare and animal rights, climate solutions, ocean conservation, plant-based lifestyles, wildlife conservation, habitat protection, and anti-speciesism.

By providing a structured, hands-on learning experience at sanctuaries and schools across the country along with leadership development training, and community involvement, LEAP aims to achieve its ultimate goal: to develop thoughtful, altruistic, well-rounded, involved citizens who will become leaders in both principle and practice, thereby making a significant positive impact on the world.

LEAP provides education and experiences for students in areas including:

• Hands-on, compassionate animal care at farm sanctuaries
• Leadership development 
• Wildlife and ocean conservation
• Farm animal welfare and anti-speciesism
• Human health/nutrition supported by a plant-based diet
• The intersection of human and animal rights
• Climate change issues and solutions
• Plant-based food and agricultural system education
• Social emotional learning 
• Food deserts and food insecurity 
• Plant-based cooking and baking
• Pollinator gardens and urban/community gardening
• Reducing negative human impacts on climate and animals 
• Effective advocacy for animals and the planet