San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 19, 2014
San Diego based nonprofit organization America For Animals announces the completion of an Indiegogo-Funded restaurant-locating app that will allow consumers to exclusively patron those restaurants that provide either humanely raised, vegetarian or vegan options. The initiative, aptly named The Humane Eating Project raised over $10,000 on Indiegogo.
The Humane Eating Project has a database of over 16,000 restaurants. Only restaurants that have vegan/vegetarian menus or explicitly state that they have humane or humanely raised menu options are included. America for Animals, which advocates for animal welfare, has made the app free to make it easy for everyone to do the right thing and make the right choice when dining.
What’s In The App
The Humane Eating Project will set a precedent in the world of restaurant applications. In addition to an extensive database, it will be a full¬service locator, complete with Google mapping of restaurants, driving directions and user reviews of restaurants.
A key feature to the The Humane Eating Project app is the “Watch List.” The watch list informs users of restaurants who are selling foods like foie gras, veal and shark-fin soup. While all factory farmed animals face cruelty, there are some that people find particularly offensive and this feature makes it easy for people to not accidentally patronize restaurants serving these foods.
“The passion comes from seeing animals in pain. Investigative videos; what goes on in factories, you cannot un¬see it,” said Drees. “The happy farmer with the happy cows, that’s the rare exception, not the norm. These are concentration camps for animals. You have to open yourself up to the issue and take the time to consume information about these factory farms. The information is hard to digest. You just have to take the time to step up.”
About America for Animals
“Headquartered in San Diego, America for Animals is a registered nonprofit that empowers advocates by building technology that makes doing the right thing easy.” America For Animals is a verified 5013c with many passionate volunteers who want to make a difference through endeavors like The Humane Eating Project.
Dr. Jonathan Wadley, Founder and CEO
Jonathan Wadley is a director and the Chief Executive Officer of America for Animals. He has been involved in grassroots animal advocacy for more than a decade. When not helping critters, he teaches courses in political science at the University of San Diego. He holds a Ph.D. in political science and a B.S. in Business Administration.
Tim Drees, Chief Technology Officer
Tim Drees is a director and the Chief Technology Officer of America for Animals. He was previously the founder and CEO of Webmetrics Inc., a leader in advanced website monitoring and testing solutions, and remains active as an investor in emerging technologies related to mobile and social networking. Tim is a mentor at the Founders Institute – helping tech startups get off the ground. His philanthropy work is now centered around animal welfare; he formerly served on the national council of the Humane Society of the United States and prior to that volunteered with the American Red Cross to build an advanced web¬based disaster response system.
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For Media Inquiries:
Dianne Manansala | PR & Marketing Manager
America for Animals
dianne(at)americaforanimals(dot)org
Related links: http://www.americaforanimals.org/humane-eating-project/