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Aryenish Birdie: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Animal Protection

"I think that when the animal protection movement really started gaining hold in the seventies... in the United States at least, I think there was a lot of harm done in the ways that we messaged the connections between humans in marginalized communities and animals. And I think that there's also a dynamic where… communities of color are often struggling for basic rights, basic needs to be met. And so, fighting for others is kind of a nice to have." - Aryenish Birdie

Aryenish Birdie is founder and Executive Director of Encompass, an organization that is fighting to increase effectiveness in…

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