TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of PETA
I. Seasoned Warriors: Inspiring & Transforming
How I Became a “Poultry” Rights Activist Who Started an Organization Some Said Would Never Fly
Karen Davis, founder of United Poultry Concerns
Documenting Invisible Animals: Photography as a Tool for Change
Jo-Anne McArthur, photographer and founder of We Animals Media
The Spectrum of Life: Not the Same but Equal
Shaun Monson, documentary filmmaker
Ending Bear Bile Farming: A Clarion Call
Jill Robinson, founder and CEO of Animals Asia
Liberating Animals and Ourselves
Will Tuttle, visionary author and speaker
II. Connecting the Dots: Perspectives on Animal Rights
Copy-and-Paste Activism Does Not Work: Perspectives from a POC
Gwenna Hunter, event coordinator for Vegan Outreach and founder of Vegans of LA
Living in Alignment with My Values: My Path to Animal Rights Activism
Brittany Michelson, teacher and writer
How I Made the Connection: Gay Rights, Feminism, and Animal Liberation
Dani Rukin, citizen journalist for JaneUnchained News
The Girl I Finally Let In: How Personal Narrative Sets the Stage for Powerful Animal Rights Activism
Jasmin Singer, cofounder of Our Hen House and Senior Features Editor for VegNews
The Evolution: From Animal-Loving Child to Intersectional Vegan Activist
Gillian Meghan Walters, founder of Animal Voices Vancouver
III. Overcoming Personal Challenge: Opening the Door to Activism
Through Empathic Eyes: A Survivor’s Story
From Addiction to Healing to Activism: An Olympic Medalist’s Journey
Dotsie Bausch, Olympic medalist and founder of Switch4Good
Giving My Struggle Purpose: Overcoming Depression through Animal Advocacy
Matthew Braun, former investigator of farms and slaughterhouses
Activism as a Fast Track to Growth: My Spiritual Awakening
Zafir Molina, truth seeker and movement artist
How Veganism Transformed My Relationship with Food
Alexandra Paul, actress and cohost of Switch4Good
IV. Campaigns & Outreach: Anchors of Change
How to Speak about Animal Rights: What I Learned from Working in Corporate Sales
Alex Bez, founder and director of Amazing Vegan Outreach
Lost Souls: Fighting the Harms of Animal Experimentation and beyond
Cory Mac a’Ghobhainn, organizer with Progress for Science
The Least We Can Do: Communicating the Animal Rights Message
Natasha & Luca, “That Vegan Couple,” social media influencers
Saving Joe and Legal Wins for Captive Animals
Brittany Peet, Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement for PETA
V. Bearing Witness, Civil Disobedience & Open Rescue: A Movement Rising
The Power of Protest: Learning from Nonviolent Social Justice Movements
Chase Avior, actor and filmmaker
Bearing Witness to Babies before and after Motherhood
Amy Jean Davis, founder of Los Angeles Animal Save
Turning Repression into Liberation
Wayne Hsiung, cofounder of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE)
The Power and Duty of Bearing Witness
Anita Krajnc, founder of the Save Movement
The Urgency of Animal Liberation: A Teenage Activist’s Perspective
Zoe Rosenberg, founder of Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary
VI. The Sanctuary Life: To Heaven from Hell
Farm Sanctuaries: Healing Animals, the Planet, and Ourselves
Gene Baur, founder of Farm Sanctuary
In the Steps of Giants: Saving Elephants in Southeast Asia
Saengduean Lek Chailert, founder of Save Elephant Foundation
Our Partners, the Animals: The Power of Personal Connection
Kathy Stevens, founder of Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Nonstop Loving: An Ode to Activists
Sean Hill, award-winning multidisciplinary artist and humanitarian