International Women’s Day, 8th March 2017
The theme of this year’s International Women’s day is ‘Women in the
Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030’.
At JMICAWE we would like to
believe that this will also mean a planet where all lives are respected and a
culture of care for one another exists. With this is mind we would like to celebrate
the great women who have worked to improve animal welfare globally:
The explorers, advocates and pioneers for animal welfare change and
appreciation of the complexity of animal lives: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Anna
Sewell, Mary Midgley, Joy Adamson, Ruth Harrison, Rachel Carson…
The founders of charities, boards and NGOs for animal welfare and
protection, and advocates: Maria Dickin (founder PDSA); Dorothy Brooke (founder
The Brooke); Mary Tealby (founder Battersea dogs home); Marcia Glaser
(co-founder Humane Society); Helen Jones (co-founder Humane Society); Rukmuni Devi
Arundale (founder Animal Welfare Board of India); Jill Robinson (founder of
Animals Asia); Virginia McKenna (Founder of Born Free); Mary Hutton (Founder of
Free the Bears); Pei-Feng Su (Co-founder of ActAsia); Sam Green (Co-Founder of
Dogstar); Madame Jeanne Marchig (founder of the Marchig Trust); Joyce D’Silva,
Cindy Milburn
The animal welfare researchers: Marian Dawkins, Temple Grandin, Marie-France
Bouissou, Christine Nicol, Joy Mench, Ruth Newberry, Anne-Marie de Passille, Carol
Petherick, Linda Keeling, Birte Nielsen, Georgia Mason, Isabelle Veissier, Liz
Paul, Dot McKeegan, Vicky Sandilands, Janice Swanson, Janice Siegford,… and all
the very many female members of ISAE,
Female animal welfare science and
veterinary scientists and students around the world.
The unsung heroes of animal welfare: the female veterinary nurses, animal
care technicians, volunteers in animal shelters, goushalas, sanctuaries and all
those working to improve animal lives on the ground where ever they are in the
world.
And of course our very own JMICAWE extended ‘family’ – Heather, Hayley,
Fritha, Susan, Tamsin, Amy, Lucy, Cathy, Nat, Louise, Jill, Bryony, Francoise,
Marie, Emma, Mel, Sarah, Laura, Irene ….
We thank you all.
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