Outtakes
I had an amazing time with this wonderful, diverse group of trailblazers, so I’m delighted to share some of the outtakes from the interviews.
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“Now I understand why people say you’re divisive”
Gary Francione retells an amusing, thoughtful conversation about veganism that took place while waiting for a train.
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Why I Started Working on Behalf of Animals (Peter Singer)
Peter Singer is widely regarded as the father of the modern-day Animal Rights movement. Peter is a part-time Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, and part-time Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics School of Historical and Philosophical Studies. His most famous book is Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for our Treatment of Animals, originally published in 1975.
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How I Gave Up Cheese
For anyone who wants to give up dairy but hasn’t yet been able to do it, here’s some practical advice from Lee Hall. This one starts with what must be one of my favorite quotes from her, “We can’t really leave our morals to the legislature, or to corporations.”
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Why I Started Working on Behalf of Animals (Steve Wise)
Steve Wise is the President of the Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc, an organization working towards gaining legal rights for animals. Nonhuman Rights Project filed their first lawsuit on December 2nd, 2013 on behalf of captive chimpanzees to demand courts grant them a right to bodily liberty.
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Tommy and the Tub of Paint
Gloria Grow (Fauna Foundation founder) tells the tale of a chimpanzee named Tommy whose surprising act with a paintbrush changed his life.
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Why I Started Working on Behalf of Animals (Sarah Baeckler)
Sarah Baeckler, JD is the Executive Director of the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA).
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Why I Started Working on Behalf of Animals (Gary Francione)
Gary Francione is Board of Governors Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark. Find out more about his work at The Abolitionist Approach or by checking out his most recent book, Eat Like You Care.
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Washoe’s Sweet Tooth
Roger Fouts tells the tale of being conned by Washoe, a chimpanzee in his care.
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Why I Started Working on Behalf of Animals (Lee Hall)
Lee Hall writes about animal rights for CounterPunch. You can check out her site Vegan Place. Her most recent book is Dining with Friends: The Art of North American Vegan Cuisine.
