lauren Ornelas and the Food Empowerment Project
lauren has worked for over two decades on issues of human and animal social justice. Currently, she is director of The Food Empowerment Project. Over the years, she has worked in many roles including as National Coordinator for Defense for Animals and as the head of Viva! USA, a national nonprofit vegan advocacy organization. She has been active in diverse campaigns to raise awareness of animal wellbeing and rights. Read more
Moon Bears of China and Jill Robinson
Born and raised in England, Jill Robinson has lived intimately with other animals since she was a young adult. However, it was not until the mid-1980s when she moved to Hong Kong that her life-defining work began.
In 1998, Jill founded the animal welfare organization, Animals Asia, whose driving mission is to end bear bile farming. At about the time Jill moved to Hong Kong, bear farming intensified dramatically. Over 7000 bears were found kept in Chinese bear farms; additional animals were held in Korea and Vietnam. Animals Asia was founded to stop this practice and bring rescued bears to sanctuary. Rupert, whom we meet in Bearing Witness, is one of over 330 Moon Bears rescued by Jill and her staff. Read more
Margo lives in the New Mexican steppes in a home she and her husband designed for their community of fifty-two rabbits, four Chihuahuas, two cats and one parrot. By profession, she is a cultural anthropologist, having received her doctorate in 1995 from the University of California, Davis, and teaches sociology, cultural studies, and anthropology at Central New Mexico Community College. Additionally, Margo is the President and Executive Director of House Rabbit Society (HRS), a non-profit organization funded in 1988 dedicated to the rescue, protection, and care of domesticated rabbits and to helping people understand rabbits for who they really are. Read more
Charlie Russell lives with bears and they live with him. What does this mean? He walks with them, laughs with them, finds food with them, goes through tragedies with them. He listens to them, watches them have good days, and is with them on so so days.
For most of the year, Charlie lives in Alberta, Canada. Black and grizzly bears wander past his house, and he in turn wanders past and through their homes. They share the land in acknowledgement of equal respect for what each needs. Read more
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