Heather Siekkinen Animal Advocacy By Heather S 1971 Fell in love with our cat when I was two. 1975 Fascinated by these wondrous creatures. 1979 Best. Guinea. Pig. Ever. 1980 Sam, my dog soulmate. 1981 Started collecting pig figurines. 100+ 1982 It's a Sam Christmas. 1987 Started fundraising, several non-profits. 1989 Veal calf photo : stopped eating veal. 1994 Started collecting vegetarian cookbooks. 80+ 1994 Stopped eating mammals & birds. 1995 Veterinary assistant. 2013 Started 3 years at cat care shelter. 2016 Adopted vegan diet. 2019 Farmed animal advocacy started, 6 years. Fundraising, writing, campaigns, outreach, finance, protests, translating, 2021 Adopted vegan lifestyle: clothes, etc. 2022 Started reading animal rights literature 2022 Spearheaded Cruelty-free cosmetics petition drive. 2022 Started translating AR comms & documents. 2022 Translated lab animal report. 3R's. Swedish board of agriculture. https://tinyurl.com/24s53e9e 2022 Animal rights conferences started. 2023 Tobias Linne inspired animal career change. 2023 Op-ed published octopus farms. https://tidningensyre.se/2023/7-juli-2023/bojkotta-atandet-av-intelligenta-blackfiskar/ 2023 Op-ed published pork. https://tidningensyre.se/2023/22-december-2023/visa-vanlighet-till-jul/ 2024 Animal Advocacy Careers, assisted new course. 2024 Animal Advocacy Careers course. 2025 Director of Development, Animetrics. 2025 Decided on fundraising AW career path. 2025 Grantmaking, Women Funders in Animal Rights. 2025 LinkedIn for fundraisers course. 2025 Writing book chapter, AW Global South. 2025 Donor Participation Project upskilling. 2025 Critical Animal Studies university course. 2025 CARE conference.
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