What We Do

Who We Are

Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) has been serving the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) community and Midwest region since 1998 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. In 2003, CAA opened a chapter at the University of Minnesota—one of the five largest colleges in the U.S.

Today, CAA's efforts span throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area, various Minnesota college campuses, and nationwide. Our volunteers range from high school and college students to working adults and senior citizens.

Our Mission

To inspire respect for animals and promote vegetarianism through outreach, education, and community building.

How we work towards it:

• Educational outreach through tabling, leafleting, postering, cable shows, literature stands, writing letters and articles for publications, and more
• Social events such as potlucks, movies, book clubs, and dine-outs
• Food giveaways and cooking classes to show how delicious vegetarian and vegan food is
• Speakers who address animal, ethical, and health issues
• Work with community restaurants and university cafeterias to make vegetarian and vegan dining more convenient and available
• Help form and assist high school- and college-based animal advocacy organizations
• Provide online resources such as a free Vegetarian Starter Kit, a worldwide guide to veg-friendly restaurants, and a variety of animal-free recipes
• Mailing out a weekly e-newsletter alerting thousands of subscribers to our activities, upcoming events, interesting articles, and tasty recipes

Learn more about our work and campaigns.

More information:

• Our core values define our actions
• Meet our board of directors and staff.
• Read our Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Learn more about CAA in our frequently asked questions section
• Read our testimonials to see what others have to say about CAA
• View pictures from our past events.

Please become a member or get active to help continue our work! Also, see our wishlist for things that we need.

Visit us in our Minneapolis office, any weekday from 11am-2pm (or by appointment). We have tons of free resources, an extensive book and video library, and much more!

See our past events and upcoming events to find out what activities we have done and will engage in.