A Life for Animals
Townend, Christine / Probyn-Rapsey, Fiona
A Life for Animals is the story of a life devoted to a radical idea: that animals should be treated with dignity and respect.Christine Townend founded Animal Liberation Australia in 1976 after reading Peter Singer's book of the same name. Despite a largely indifferent and sometimes hostile public, she campaigned relentlessly to raise awareness of animal welfare and to build the movement's momentum in Australia. In 1990, weary of Australian pol...