Now 17 years outdated, Ava has been a member of the Farm Sanctuary Youth Management Council (YLC) since 2021, and she or he conjures up different college students to assist create a kinder future for all.
“Animal agriculture can’t be talked about with out mentioning our present meals system. The correlation between the 2 is so obvious, and the abuses inside animal agriculture detrimentally have an effect on every thing, shoppers included,” says Ava. “After recognizing the abuses that not solely animals face, however staff, people dwelling near industrial farms, and shoppers, too, I noticed I couldn’t advocate for livestock with out giving recognition to all these concerned.”
In Might, Ava spoke on the 2024 Animal & Vegan Advocacy (AVA) Summit in Washington, DC, a world convention attended by a whole lot of individuals from around the globe. There, she and different younger advocates talked about empowering youth within the vegan motion.
Our Senior Program Supervisor of Humane Training and a YLC advisor, Ardyn Cieslak, lately interviewed Ava about her work with Farm Sanctuary and her mission to create change.
Learn the interview beneath (edited for readability and size).
