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Justin Barker, anti-captivity activist, author

Duncan — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:37 +0000

Justin Barker–an anti-captivity activist with a compelling narrative, starting with launching his first organization, Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos, at age 13—recalls the family culture his parents cultivated that yielded a teen activist particularly empathetic to zoo animals and other captive wildlife. Barker further notes that a key step in his journey toward becoming […]

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Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder & president of PETA

Duncan — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:00:31 +0000

Ingrid Newkirk—the co-founder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and co-author (with Gene Stone) of “animalkind: Remarkable Discoveries about Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion”—recalls how she decided on the book’s format. Newkirk outlines some of the things she learned over the course of working on “animalkind. […]

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Arin Greenwood, journalist and author of “Your Robot Dog Will Die”

Duncan — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:00:34 +0000

Arin Greenwood—a journalist who specializes in writing about animal welfare, and whose sterling new novel, “Your Robot Dog Will Die,” was published Tuesday (April 17)—offers her synopsis of the book, and recalls key elements of the setting, story, and fundamental themes that she arrived at while in the formative stages of writing “Your Robot Dog […]

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Mark Devries, director of “Speciesism: The Movie”

Duncan — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 05:00:36 +0000

Mark Devries—director of the new documentary, “Speciesism: The Movie”—discusses how the film came about, and how he first became interested in factory farming. He traces the genesis of “Speciesism” to encountering some PETA protests, spurring an interest in learning more about what truly goes on behind the walls of factory farming operations, at about the […]

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Ingrid Newkirk–co-founder & president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

libby — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:00:30 +0000

Ingrid Newkirk–the co-founder & president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)–discusses some of the organization’s high-profile campaigns over its nearly 25-year history, her take on the pros and cons of its more controversial tactics, a handful of the group’s victories, the interviewer’s perception that PETA has somewhat softened its M.O. (Ingrid agreed!), […]

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