Penny Tehilah on uniting “welfarists” and “abolitionists” through pressure campaigns
About this episode
Penny Tehilah discusses her work in uniting different factions of the animal rights movement through grassroots activism.
Penny, the Executive Director of Animal Activism Collective, has helped bring hundreds of new activists into the grassroots animal movement, as well as supporting dozens of local grassroots groups around the US. Collectively, these groups, and AAC’s network, have been responsible for securing dozens of victories for animals, including getting over 80 companies and restaurants to drop foie gras, fur and much more. That’s why I was very excited to speak with Penny today about something that fee...
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Host: James Özden
Guest: Penny Tehilah
Topics covered
- animal activism
- grassroots movements
- welfarism
- abolitionism
- pressure campaigns
Keywords
- animal rights
- activism
- foie gras
- fur
- grassroots
- campaigns
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Animal Activism Collective
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