Bruce Friedrich (born August 7, 1969) is Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives at Farm Sanctuary.[1]
Friedrich serves on the governing board of the Catholic Vegetarian Society, the advisory board of the Christian Vegetarian Association, and is a founding member of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians. He has appeared on NBC's Today Show, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and Court TV.
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He served as president of the Cleveland County Young Democrats during his last two years of high school and campaigned for the late Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.) during his first year of college.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Iowa's Grinnell College with majors in English and economics and a minor in religious studies. Before joining People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 1996, he spent six years working in a shelter for homeless families and a soup kitchen in Washington, D.C.[2]
He is vegan and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Dr. Alka Chandna.[3] For two years, Friedrich was a teacher at the Baltimore Freedom Academy.[4]
Friedrich had a dispute with the Baltimore City Police Department when he was ordered to leave the Inner Harbor after handing out leaflets promoting vegetarianism.[4]
Friedrich wrote and made an audio recording of "Veganism in a Nutshell," a popular synopsis of the reasons some choose to go vegan. He appeared as a candidate on the 2004 Showtime reality series American Candidate.
As Director of Vegan Campaigns, Friedrich was responsible for producing Meet Your Meat, a video about factory farming narrated by Alec Baldwin.
Friedrich is a frequent lecturer and debater on college campuses, including Harvard University,[5] Yale University,[6] Princeton University,[7] Cornell University,[8] The University of Chicago,[9] and dozens of other colleges and universities across the country.
Friedrich considers his work for animal right's to be God's work.[2]