Dr. Alex Hershaft speaking at FARM conference in July (Photo - K. Makris)
Did you know that if you forgo eating animals on just one day a week, you can spare the lives and suffering of about five critters per year?
And that if you do that every week, you can save some 300 to 400 animals during your lifetime?
That’s according to Dr. Alex Hershaft, founder of Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) and Great American Meatout.
Listen to an interview with more thoughts from Dr. Hershaft.
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Katerina Lorenzatos Makris (a.k.a. Kathryn Makris) has written 18 books for major publishers and hundreds of articles for publications such as National Geographic Traveler, San Francisco Chronicle, Mother Jones, and two regional news wire services.
A cofounder of AnimalBeat.org, she holds a B.A. in Environmental Science Studies and a lifelong interest in animal issues.
Among her books are Your Adopted Dog: Everything You Need to Know about Rescuing and Caring for a Best Friend in Need (The Lyons Press), coauthored with Shelley Frost
, and The Eco-Kids, a series of novels for tweens (Avon Books).
Her story Small Change placed as a finalist in The Bark magazine's short fiction contest and will be published this year.
She may be reached at youradopteddog@yahoo.com.
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