by Duncan | Feb 1, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Cetaceans, Educators
Captain Paul Watson–a major figure for decades in the realm of animal rights, he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977—describes what he sees as the initial events that led to his ouster from his own organization. Watson recalls being told that...
by Duncan | Mar 9, 2022 | Advocates, Educators, Horses, Musicians, Vegetarian/Vegan
Patrick Battuello—the founder and president of Horseracing Wrongs, an organization formed in 2013, and based in Albany, New York, which seeks to end horse racing–describes an unexceptional childhood when it comes to animals, growing up in a family that loved...
by Duncan | Jul 19, 2017 | Advocates, Dogs, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Ronnie Lee—the veteran British animal rights activist, who in 1976, founded the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)—muses about how to reconcile a lad whose childhood, in its basic contours, resembled many people’s childhood, yet he went on to become a firebrand activist....
by Duncan | Jul 5, 2017 | Advocates, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Horses, Legislation, Mammals, Primates, Spay/Neuter, Vegetarian/Vegan
Priscilla Feral—the president of Friends of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957—discusses FoA’s late founder, Alice Herrington, outlining the characteristics that helped account for her pioneering inroads. Feral also addresses her...
by Duncan | Jun 22, 2016 | Advocates, Educators, General, Legislation
Thomas Ponce—the 15-year-old activist and founder (at age 12) of Florida-based Lobby For Animals—recalls the circumstances that triggered his precocious interest in animal activism, as well as how hearing about the importance of lobbying at an animal rights conference...
