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Join Farm Sanctuary at the
Celebration FOR the Turkeys
November 17, 2007
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New York Speakers
Susie Coston is Farm Sanctuary's National Shelter Director. An asset to the organization since 2000, she oversees a full staff and daily shelter operations at our New York Shelter. Susie tirelessly ensures that hundreds of rescued animals receive care and affection, and serves as a respected mentor to active and aspiring sanctuary workers. Susie also raises public awareness about the complexity and rich emotional lives of farm animals by sharing her powerful stories of loss, love and life with the public.
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, long-time vegan and animal activist, founded Compassionate Cooks to empower people to make informed food choices and to debunk the myths about veganism and animal rights. She does this through vegan cooking classes, articles and essays, lectures and workshops, her popular "Food for Thought" podcast and blog, a first-of-its-kind cooking DVD, and her new cookbook The Joy of Vegan Baking: Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats & Sinful Sweets. Colleen has appeared on the Food Network, she is a columnist for VegNews Magazine and a contributor to KQED radio.
California Speakers
Dr. Jonathan Balcombe is a research scientist with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. He has written many scientific papers and lay-articles on animal behavior, humane education and animal research and is the author of The Use of Animals in Higher Education: Problems, Alternatives and Recommendations and Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good. A popular speaker, he has given presentations in the USA, UK, Canada, Japan, India, Brazil, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and mainland Europe.
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