Sanctuary Launches First Summer Camp for High School Students
This July, Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge will host its first Leaders for Ethics, Animals, and the Planet [LEAP] program. Kate Altizer, the Refuge’s Education Director, answers some key questions on why high school students should…
Finding Her Fit: Sitara Hultman on Career-Based Advocacy
Sitara Hultman went vegan in January 2019. By the following January, she found herself frustrated—she had yet to find her form of activism. “I’m just not finding my right fit,” she thought. “Where’s my fit…
“Like An Evolution of Me”: A Conversation with Sitara Hultman
Sitara Hultman once thought that veganism was a fringe philosophy, but it now guides her personal and professional decisions. She became vegan in 2019 and has since co-owned Red Door Realty, a boutique real estate company…
“There’s a Short, Short Story”: An Interview with Sitara Hultman
Sitara Hultman once thought that veganism was a fringe philosophy, but it now guides her personal and professional decisions. She became vegan in 2019 and has since co-owned Red Door Realty, a boutique real estate company…
Lenore Braford on the Debate She Lost—and the Sanctuary She Built
Lenore Braford lost a debate in college but considers that a victory. As an environmental studies major, she was tasked with defending the ethics of eating animal products in her environmental philosophy course; her debate…
“The Joyful, Happy Things in Life”: A Conversation with Lenore Braford
While attending Oberlin College in 2007, Lenore Braford transitioned to veganism. She gained experience as a volunteer, intern, and staff member at multiple animal sanctuaries and then founded Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge in 2012. She…
How Farm Animal Sanctuaries Take the Blinders Off: An Interview with Lenore Braford
While attending Oberlin College in 2007, Lenore Braford transitioned to veganism. She gained experience as a volunteer, intern, and staff member at multiple animal sanctuaries and then founded Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge in 2012. She…
“It Needed to be Here”: Morgan Mercer on Law-Based Animal Advocacy
Morgan Mercer walks into the orientation fair at the University of South Carolina’s law school. She has a clear purpose for being there: joining the school’s chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund [SALDF].…
Reframing Legal Education: A Conversation with Morgan Mercer
Morgan Mercer, a third-year law student, revived the University of South Carolina’s student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund [ALDF] in 2023. Formerly an elementary school teacher, Mercer is passionate about bringing justice to…
“Animals Touch Every Type of Law”: An Interview with Morgan Mercer
Morgan Mercer, a third-year law student, revived the University of South Carolina’s student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund [ALDF] in 2023. Formerly an elementary school teacher, Mercer is passionate about bringing justice to…
“Being Vegan Is Something to Do With It”: Austin Simmons on Purpose and Passion
Austin Simmons believes that we should use our passions to advance veganism. When he transitioned to a vegan diet at 14, he didn’t have many activist role models to guide him. However, that didn’t prevent…
Taking Vegan Options Seriously: A Conversation with Austin Simmons
In 2023, Austin Simmons became an official Vegan Chef Challenge Organizer at Vegan Outreach. Prior to this position, Simmons dedicated himself to reviving the vegan community in Springfield, IL, and expanding vegan options at local…
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