Subjects Jonathan Balcombe, PhD is the Department Chair for Animal Studies with Humane Society University. He is the author of Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good, Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals, and The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure. Matt Bear is a popular speaker and teacher drawing from his first-hand experience with farmed animals, his dedication to social justice issues, and his broad understanding of the impact our consumer choices have on those with whom we share the world. Matt founded nonviolenceUnited.org, created the popular VEGAN shirt, and produced the widely acclaimed video A Life Connected. Matt currently serves as Director of Vegan Projects at Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) and continues to direct Nonviolence United. David Sztybel, PhD is an animal rights philosopher. His PhD from University of Toronto is in animal ethics, and he also did a post-doctoral fellowship at Queen’s University. He has taught many animal rights courses at Brock University, has had several peer-reviewed journal and encyclopaedia articles, and maintains his website at www.davidsztybel.info, which also links to his blog. Diane Gandee Sorbi is an animal rights activist living in Redwood City, California, USA, with her vegan husband. She works with Direct Action Everywhere (DxE). She enjoys reading, gardening, cooking awesome vegan food, and simple living. She doesn't watch television. She'd rather watch the world go vegan. Michael Lanfield is the writer, producer and director of The Interconnectedness of Life. He self-released his first book, The Journey to Compassionate Living in 2011. He is a vegan educator, author and filmmaker born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He founded We are Interconnected Films to produce educational and enlightening books, films and other media. Brenda Bronfman founder and owner of Wishing Well Sanctuary, is a mother of six: three magnificent adult children and three wonderful dogs. A lifelong passion for animals and their well-being, Brenda understood at an early age that all beings have feelings and that we are indeed all connected. From knowing and playing with all the dogs in her neighbourhood as a child to becoming President of the Board of the Toronto Humane Society, Brenda’s dedication has been unwavering. John Sakars from Niagara Falls, Canada is a visual and performance artist, writer, and public speaker. He’s been a vegan and an animal rights activist since 1998. He leaflets for Vegan Outreach. Judy Carman, MA is a long-time vegan, animal rights, environmental, and peace and justice activist. She is the author of Peace to All Beings: Veggie Soup for the Chicken’s Soul and co-author with Tina Volpe, The Missing Peace: The Hidden Power of our Kinship with Animals. Judy is co-founder of numerous activist groups, including the animal rights group Animal Outreach of Kansas. She is also co-founder, with Will and Madeleine Tuttle, the Worldwide Prayer Circle for Animals. Karen Davis, PhD is the president and founder of United Poultry Concerns, a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl including a sanctuary for chickens on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. She has written numerous essays and books including, Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry; More Than a Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality; Instead of Chicken, Instead of Turkey: A Poultryless “Poultry” Potpourri; A Home for Henny; and The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale: A Case for Comparing Atrocities. Will Tuttle, PhD is an award-winning speaker, educator, musician and author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, The World Peace Diet. It has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century: the foundation of a new society based on the truth of the interconnectedness of all life. Laura Lee is an animal rights activist who lives from Burlington, Canada who has organized many events through her group Compassion for Animals. She’s been vegan since 2007. She likes collecting vegan recipes and creating her own dishes. She started a gluten-free blog when she was diagnose with Celiac disease She takes her fitness very seriously and says “I’m not going to be an 80 year old women in a fragile body.” Coleen Tew is a retired postal worker who became vegan in 2008. She is a co-founder of Golden Horseshoe Farmed Animal Save and attends weekly vigils outside the local slaughterhouse. Quinny Chiang Coming Soon! Matthew Mellor Coming Soon!