Title: Animal Rights Activists: Who They Are & What Do They Do
Headings: Animal Rights Activists: Who They Are & What Do They Do
Animal Rights Activists: Who They Are & What Do They Do
What Are Animal Rights Activists?
1866: The Year the First Animal Protection Group Was Created in the U.S.
What Do Animal Rights Activists Do?
Fight for Basic Animal Rights
Save Animals From Exploitation
Make Sure Animals Are Treated With Dignity
Monitor the Use of Animals for Entertainment
How to Be an Animal Rights Activist
1. Educate Yourself Regarding the Issues
2. Make Lifestyle Changes
Become a Vegan or Vegetarian
Become a Cruelty-Free Consumer
3. Take Part in the Cause Publicly
Donate to Animal Rights Organizations
Get Involved With an Animal Rights Organization
Use Your Voice
What You Can Do

Content: Wayne Hsiung is the co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere, an organization that investigates animal cruelty. He’s been actively involved in keeping businesses as honest as possible and standing up for animals. Anita Krajnc made headline news when she gave water to pigs on their way to the slaughterhouse. She was arrested for criminal mischief in Toronto but was found not guilty. Krajnc founded Toronto Pig Save, which focuses on saving pigs from abuse and slaughter. There are also folks like Simone Reyes, who became famous as Russell Simmons’s assistant and gave a powerful TEDx talk on animal rights. She’s worked with PETA and other organizations to raise awareness, stage demonstrations, and protest animal cruelty. People are becoming animal rights activists every day, or just realizing that that’s what they’ve been all along. One example is Glenn Greenwald, who is best known for his work at The Intercept and for breaking the Edward Snowden story, and who has become a vegan and committed animal rights activist. His current project involves creating animal shelters to be run by homeless people, providing space and safety for both people and animals.