Milo Runkle
Milo Runkle (born c. 1984 as Nathan) is an American animal rights advocate. He is the founder and executive director of Mercy For Animals.
Nathan Runkle | |
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Born | 1984 (age 37–38) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Animal rights advocate |
Known for | Founder and executive director of Mercy For Animals |
Career
VegNews magazine has recognized both Mercy For Animals and Runkle for making substantial contributions to the vegetarian movement, in early 2014 naming Runkle one of the "25 Most Fascinating Vegetarians" and one of the country's "Top 20 Activists Under 30 Years Old," and twice naming MFA "Non-Profit of the Year." In 2009, at the age of 25, he became the youngest person ever inducted into the U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame.[1]
Runkle is 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. Also, he is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Uncaged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Farm Animal Advocacy (2013) by Ben Davidow.[2]
See also
Notes
- "U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame". Animal Rights National Conference. Farm Animal Rights Movement. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- Runkle, Nathan (2013-03-25). "Chapter 19". In Davidow, Ben (ed.). Uncaged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Farm Animal Advocacy (Kindle ed.). San Francisco: Ben Davidow. ASIN B00C0NF36G.
Further reading
- Mercy for Animals, accessed 24 May 2012.
- Runkle, Nathan (2008-05-07). "Paul Shapiro and Nathan Runkle on this Week's Undercover Investigations". VegTalk (Interview). Interviewed by Erik Marcus. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- Karen Iacobbo, Michael Iacobbo, Vegetarians And Vegans in America Today. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006.
External links
- Milo Runkle at IMDb