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Katrina Fox has been a voice for the animals since her university days in the U.K. With the excitement of being a new university student, she admits she often got caught up in protests without actually knowing or understanding what she was speaking up about.A…
Sharon’s journey to becoming fully vegan began in 1989 when she gave up meat, but she had been staying away from dairy from an early age since consuming it made her feel awful. But she continued to wear leather well into the 90s, and then Holly came into her …
Meghan Kelly walks her talk, in more ways than one. A deep thinker—even stopping to ponder my questions during our conversation—she wants to inspire people to grow their own food in a way that's aligned with a vegan ethic. With that in mind, she co-founded Le…
Kimberly didn’t tiptoe lightly into her career speaking up for animals, and she continues to be a passionate voice for animals. “It's one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. It's made me feel much more peace in my heart. I don't feel as heavy in …
Edgar's arrival, with help from Kyle Behrend of Edgar's Mission in Australia, hence Edgar's name.
Rights and justice have always played a major role in Deniz’s life. But before she became vegan herself, it didn’t occur to her to question why anyone would ditch animal products until she was in Spain studying to get her master’s in political philosophy.“I r…
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I'm currently working on multiple projects with tight deadlines, which means I haven't had time to write a new profile. I read this poem this morning in Kathy Smith's newsletter and it spoke to me now that I'm in my 60s. It speaks to my commitment to continue…
According to 2018 data, approximately 30 percent of the population in India is vegetarian, but the percentage of people who are vegan is significantly smaller. Spreading the vegan message here is challenging because mentality, tradition and culture vary great…
What prompted you to become vegan and how long have you been vegan?I’m vegan for 5 years. I was a vegetarian before but had no idea of the dairy and egg industry. I never looked at videos of animal cruelty as I am really sensitive. One day I was scrolling thr…
Jenny’s biggest challenge in doing this work is balancing her time and energy between the multiple areas where animal abuse occurs. Her desire to do this demonstrates just how dedicated she is to animal rights. “There are so many organizations that I would li…
Louise’s initial investigation of St. Helen’s slaughterhouse was conducted via a ruse: the students asked if they could come in for a tour. What they witnessed was the whole process of the business of a slaughterhouse.“One thing that really sticks out in my m…
What prompted you to become vegan? How long have you been vegan?March 15, 2017: After a phone call from my daughter informing me that she had gone vegan, I quickly researched to persuade her to reconsider her “extreme” decision. Watching videos and reading ar…
I didn’t know her, but her death affected me greatly.On June 17, 2020, Bill 156, an Ag Gag bill, was passed in Ontario. This law prevents whistleblowers from exposing unethical and illegal practices on farms and was inspired by similar bills that were eventua…
Clare Mann writes in her 2018 book Vystopia: The Anguish of Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World, “Not everyone needs to be on the world stage or doing frontline work with animals. We all have different gifts which, when shared regularly, have the capacity to cha…
What organizations do you volunteer with and what exactly do you do?Currently, I am involved with the Animal Justice Party (AJP). I work on several local issues and will hopefully be involved with some of their training in the near future. This is especially …
At the age of three, Joaquin Phoenix knew instinctively that the scene he was witnessing while onboard a cargo ship bound for the U.S. from Venezuela was wrong: fish were being bashed against the side of the boat fitted with nails for this purpose. That was t…
Born and raised in New Delhi, Varun Virlan remembers viewing a PETA India video called Horrors of India’s Dairy Industry. This is what prompted the then 18-year-old to make the leap from vegetarianism to veganism.“I was so shocked. Then I realized that there …
Anita Krajnc doesn’t take all the credit for founding Toronto Pig Save; if it wasn’t for her four-legged companion, Mr. Bean, she wouldn’t have been exposed to the transport trucks carrying pigs to the slaughterhouse in her neighbourhood.“When I moved here in…
Activists are fearless defenders. Most do the hard work on the streets week after week, risking arrests, verbal and physical abuse from non-believers of the cause, and even their lives. As someone who's an armchair activist because I don't live in a large cit…