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01686nam a2200265Ia 4500 001 6427CFA02B0D11DE82774608A8D7520A 005 200904170005.0 008 060830s1996 nyua 000 0beng 035 $a (OCoLC)71213790 040 $a NRC $c NRC $d SILO $d SILO 100 1 $a Spira, Henry, $d 1927- 245 1 $a Strategies for activists : $b from the campaign files of Henry Spira. 260 $a Plantarium Station, N.Y. : $b Animal Rights International, $c [1996]. 300 $a 369 p. : $b ill. ; $c 29 cm. 500 $a "December 1996"--P. 2. 500 $a A compilation of some of Henry Spira's letters and articles published over the years documenting his activism. 545 $a Henry Spira was born in Belgium, and eventually emigrated to the United States. He graduated from Brooklyn College and taught in public schools from 1966 until 1982. After he retired from teaching, Spira dedicated himself to animal rights. In the 1970s, Spira founded Animal Rights International, and convinced major manufacturing companies to discontinue animal testing. He also worked on bettering the treatment of animals intended for human consumption, and founded the International Coalition for Farm Animals. Several biographies have been written about Spira, including Peter Singer's "Ethics in action: Henry Spira and the animal rights movement." 600 10 $a Spira, Henry, $d 1927- 650 0 $a Animal rights activists $z United States. $v Biography. 650 0 $a Animal rights movement $z United States $x History. 939 $a 5692836 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160823073015.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6427CFA02B0D11DE82774608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search