TABLE OF CONTENTS

images

Foreword Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of PETA

Introduction

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

Jasmine Afshar, army veteran

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

Closing

About the Author

About the Contributors

Acknowledgments

Resources

Index