Ingrid Newkirk

Ingrid Newkirk, cofounder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has spoken internationally on animal rights issues, from the steps of the Canadian Parliament to the streets of New Delhi, India, where she spent her childhood. She has worked as a deputy sheriff; as a Maryland state law enforcement officer with the highest success rate in convicting animal abuses, as a director of cruelty investigations for the second oldest humane society and as Chief of Animal Disease Control for the Commission on Public Health in Washington, DC. Inspired by Animal Liberation by Peter Singer, she founded PETA in 1980.

  John Phillips

A long-time animal advocate, John was named the first ever Executive Director of the League of Humane Voters of New York City (LOHV-NYC) in 2004. Under his leadership, LOHV-NYC has become a potent force for animals in New York City, raising tens of thousands of dollars and endorsing and campaigning for dozens of humane candidates at the city and state level. John's efforts have educated countless people about the suffering of animals. In January 2007, John received In Defense of Animals' Companion Animal Guard Award for his work with LOHV-NYC.

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Tippi Hedren

Tippi Hedren is "den mother" and close friend to sixty-odd big cats - lion, tiger, leopard, cougar, and serval at The Roar Foundation's Shambala Preserve near Acton, California. She is founder and President of The Roar Foundation.

She has been honored with many awards, among them "The Helen Woodward Animal Center's Annual Humane Award" (1995), the prestigious Founder's Award from the American Society or the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1996) and the "Lion and Lamb Award" from Wildhaven (1997) for her work on behalf of animal rights and conservation.

Many of Shambala's residents, spending the rest of their days in safety and comfort, have been cast-off by private owners, zoos and circuses. Tippi lives at Shambala in a cottage surrounded by big cat compounds.

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Ed Sayres

As an experienced leader in the animal welfare movement, Ed Sayres, the sixteenth President of the ASPCA, is the guiding force behind ASPCA® Mission: Orange™. He has spent most of his life working to improve the welfare of animals. Mr. Sayres was formerly the President of The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (The SF/SPCA), a “no-kill” shelter that would become the model for animal shelters across the United States. Through his work there, euthanasia of dogs and cats at risk was reduced, while the save rate was increased.

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