Juliet Gellatley
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Juliet Gellatley is a British writer and animal rights
activist. She is the founder and director of Viva! and a former director of the Vegetarian Society
. She is also a founding director of The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation
, along with Tony Benn
and Tony Wardle
.
She is the author of The Livewire Guide to Going, Being and Staying Veggie!, The Silent Ark: A Chilling Expose of Meat - The Global Killer, and Born To Be Wild: The Livewire Guide to Saving Animals
Gellatley was the winner of the Linda McCartney
Award for Animal Welfare in 1999, sponsored by the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards.
and psychology
, she became the Vegetarian Society's first youth education officer (1987 to 1993) and rose to become its director.
She launched Greenscene, Britain's only magazine for young vegetarians, and was its editor from 1987 to 1992. In October 1994, she launched Viva!, a registered charity that campaigns for vegetarian and vegan lifestyles and promotes animal rights. She was the editor and one of the authors of Vegetarian Issues: A Resource Pack for Secondary Schools, 1992.
Gellatley was one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism
(2008) by Mark Hawthorne.
s and the trade in their meat. The Australian High Commission in London responded that it was, "a campaign based on false, emotive and outdated information," and that the meat was a by-product of a regulated cull to control the numbers of kanagroos that would take place anyway.
In 2002, on the television show 60 Minutes
, she talked about the "illegal" killing of kangaroos in Australia, and in 2006 wrote "'Under Fire' A Viva! Report on the Killing of Kangaroos for Meat and Skin." She subsequently took the campaign to Australia itself.
Gellatley extended the campaign to the football industry, launching the "Killing for Kicks" campaign. She has named Adidas
as a company that uses kangaroo skin to make football boots, and targeted David Beckham
and Michael Owen
, who were reported at the time as using the boots.
Despite continued pressure by campaigners causing some suppliers to drop the product, kangaroo meat continues to be available for sale to consumers in the UK.
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
activist. She is the founder and director of Viva! and a former director of the Vegetarian Society
Vegetarian Society
The Vegetarian Society is a British registered charity established on 30 September 1847 to "support, represent and increase the number of vegetarians in the UK."-History:...
. She is also a founding director of The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation
The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation
VVF, or, the Vegetarian' and Vegan Foundation, founded by Juliet Gellatley , is a science-based health and nutrition charity. VVF monitors and interprets the growing body of research linking diet and health...
, along with Tony Benn
Tony Benn
Anthony Neil Wedgwood "Tony" Benn, PC is a British Labour Party politician and a former MP and Cabinet Minister.His successful campaign to renounce his hereditary peerage was instrumental in the creation of the Peerage Act 1963...
and Tony Wardle
Tony Wardle
Tony Wardle is a British television producer and writer. He co-authored, with Michael Mansfield, the 1993 book , which savaged the British criminal justice system. He is actively involved in the work of Viva!, an animal rights organization, in which he is an associate director and editor...
.
She is the author of The Livewire Guide to Going, Being and Staying Veggie!, The Silent Ark: A Chilling Expose of Meat - The Global Killer, and Born To Be Wild: The Livewire Guide to Saving Animals
Gellatley was the winner of the Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
Award for Animal Welfare in 1999, sponsored by the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards.
Career
Gellatley became vegetarian at the age of 15 and has spent most of her working life campaigning on behalf of animal rights. After obtaining a degree in zoologyZoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, she became the Vegetarian Society's first youth education officer (1987 to 1993) and rose to become its director.
She launched Greenscene, Britain's only magazine for young vegetarians, and was its editor from 1987 to 1992. In October 1994, she launched Viva!, a registered charity that campaigns for vegetarian and vegan lifestyles and promotes animal rights. She was the editor and one of the authors of Vegetarian Issues: A Resource Pack for Secondary Schools, 1992.
Gellatley was one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism
Striking at the Roots
Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism is a non-fiction book by Mark Hawthorne that examines a number of strategies for animal activism in countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States...
(2008) by Mark Hawthorne.
Campaign against kangaroo meat
In 1997, Gellatley created a website to campaign against the culling of kangarooKangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
s and the trade in their meat. The Australian High Commission in London responded that it was, "a campaign based on false, emotive and outdated information," and that the meat was a by-product of a regulated cull to control the numbers of kanagroos that would take place anyway.
In 2002, on the television show 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
, she talked about the "illegal" killing of kangaroos in Australia, and in 2006 wrote "'Under Fire' A Viva! Report on the Killing of Kangaroos for Meat and Skin." She subsequently took the campaign to Australia itself.
Gellatley extended the campaign to the football industry, launching the "Killing for Kicks" campaign. She has named Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
as a company that uses kangaroo skin to make football boots, and targeted David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
and Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
, who were reported at the time as using the boots.
Despite continued pressure by campaigners causing some suppliers to drop the product, kangaroo meat continues to be available for sale to consumers in the UK.
Further reading
- Viva!
- "Do-It-Yourself Destiny", Gellatley interview with Tony Wardle, Viva! associate director and editor.
- "The green room: Juliet Gellatley, animal rights advocate", The Guardian, January 3, 2008.