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The Courage of Compassion
Caring for animals in need is difficult and often heartbreaking. Those of us supporting the animal rights movement are deeply grateful that sanctuaries exist, that there’s shelter and compassion for the lucky few animals who escape testing labs, factory farming and...
Born an Activist
Ayse Deniz Kavur was born and raised in Germany to Turkish parents. Her mother spent two hellish years as a political prisoner in Turkey due to her activism—incarceration that included torture—then managed to obtain a fake passport which allowed her to flee to Germany...
Aprajita Ashish Is Fighting Oppression in India
Aprajita Ashish grew up in a vegetarian household. She became vegan in 2018 after seeing a YouTube video depicting the cruelty in the dairy industry. That video, which she was unable to watch completely, changed her life and she decided at that moment to become an...
Lea de Zwart Has Found Her Life Purpose Advocating for Animals in the Netherlands
Lea de Zwart is Animal Save Movement’s Country Liaison for the Netherlands and the Regional Liaison for Western Europe. Additionally, she organizes the Boxtel Pig Save and Leiden Save Square. As with all branches of the Animal Save Movement, they use a love-based...
Despite Seven Arrests, Jenny McQueen Continues to Work for Animals
Jenny McQueen is a retired provincial government employee dedicated to fighting for animals. She takes part in and organizes non-violent activism, including open rescues, disruptions, and demonstrations for Direct Action Everywhere, Animal Save Movement, Anonymous for...
This Animal Rights Activist Fills a Unique Niche
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 Learn...