WIN: Creating and publishing a children’s book – The Six Foot Rats - to help influence the next generation to end animal testing AND having this book in most public and primary school libraries in New Zealand to change the course of history!

HOW THE WIN WAS WON

There are no wins without the work. Thanks to a massive people-powered campaign driven by the determination of our supporters, together we did it!

The issue: One of the main reasons animal experimentation is flawed and should end is because we as humans do not respond the same way to drugs or other interventions as animals, including rats. We are not six-foot-tall rats!

The solution: We wanted to spread this message far and wide, and where better to start than with our children? Children are our future, and if we can change their perceptions and break the current conventional cycle, the next generation will help us see animal experimentation become only a dark story in history books.

Thanks to our amazing supporters, we raised enough money to send a copy of this important resource to 2,106 libraries across NZ! 

Children across the country, for years to come, will have access to this informative book and learn about animal testing and why it so urgently needs to end. 

The book:

• The Six-Foot Rats tells the story of two lab rats, Archie and Monty who come to the realisation that they are being used to try and find treatments for humans – an entirely different species!
• This doesn't make sense at all so Archie and Monty start wishing for a new life outside of the lab. 
• Luckily, dreams can come true and these two rats find themselves being adopted into the NZAVS whānau where they spent the rest of their lives being spoilt and showered in love! 

The Six-Foot Rats was written and illustrated by our very talented friend Rebecca Gibbs. We highly recommend going and checking out some of her other work!

Buy a Copy of The Six-Foot Rats

You can purchase the book from our online shop HERE. 

Children across the country, for years to come, will have access to this informative book and learn about animal testing and why it so urgently needs to end. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Thank you to our supporters who believe in empowering our future generation so they change the lives of animals currently trapped in experimentation. We would also like to thank Rebecca Gibbs for writing, illustrating the Six-Foot Rats and for the amazing aroha found inside this inspiring book. Aroha nui!