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Early Awareness of Animal Cruelty
- As a child, Leanne was disturbed by a classmate's rabbit fur coat.
- This sparked her early awareness of animal cruelty, despite still eating meat.
Childhood Activism
- At age 10, Leanne chose factory farming, vivisection, and the fur industry as her social studies project.
- Her research included works by Peter Singer and John Robbins, and she later sold a t-shirt slogan, "Being Cruel Isn't Cool."
Successful Activism Against Dissection
- At 16, Leanne protested cat dissection in her school, leading to a law change in Illinois.
- The law required alternatives for all students K-12, demonstrating the impact of persistent activism.