Voiceless, the animal protection institute
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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Founder | Brian Sherman AM, Ondine Sherman |
| Focus | Animal Welfare, Animal Rights |
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Australia |
| Method | Research, Publications, Animal Law, Grants & Prizes |
| Website | www.voiceless.org.au |
Voiceless is an independent, non-profit animal protection charity based in Sydney, Australia, whose work is focused on raising awareness of animals suffering in factory farming and the kangaroo industry in Australia. According to their mission statement, Voiceless's vision is for a world in which animals are treated with respect and compassion.
Voiceless was founded by father-daughter team Brian Sherman AM and Ondine Sherman in 2004 with the goal of making animal protection the next great social justice movement.
Voiceless keeps a mainstream focus by taking a measured and factual approach to animal protection, choosing to focus on building the movement by offering grants and prizes, creating influential networks, promoting informed debate, and conducting research exposing legalised cruelty.
Patrons: Brian Sherman AM, J. M. Coetzee, Dame Jane Goodall DBE, The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
Ambassadors: Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish, Emily Barclay
Council Members: Bob Carr, Dr Charlie Teo, Dr Ken Henry, Dr Simon Longstaff, Richard Flanagan, Holly Throsby, Akira Isogawa
Voiceless was founded by father-daughter team Brian Sherman AM and Ondine Sherman in 2004.
Ondine Sherman first became interested in animal welfare when served a dish of tongue cooked by her grandmother at age 8, an experience which resulted in her adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. After retiring in 2003, Brian Sherman attended an animal rights conference with Ondine in the United States. They were both shocked by the extent of animal suffering caused by institutionalised farming and felt compelled to challenge the cruel treatment of animals raised for food.
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