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Voiceless is an independent, non-profit animal protection charity based in Sydney, Australia, whose work is focused on raising awareness of animals suffering in factory farming and the kangaroo industry in Australia. According to their mission statement, Voiceless's vision is for a world in which animals are treated with respect and compassion. Voiceless was founded by father-daughter team Brian Sherman AM and Ondine Sherman in 2004 with the goal of making animal protection the next great social justice movement. Voiceless keeps a mainstream focus by taking a measured and factual approach to animal protection, choosing to focus on building the movement by offering grants and prizes, creating influential networks, promoting informed debate, and conducting research exposing legalised cruelty. Patrons: Brian Sherman AM, J. M. Coetzee, Dame Jane Goodall DBE, The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG Ambassadors: Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish, Emily Barclay Council Members: Bob Carr, Dr Charlie Teo, Dr Ken Henry, Dr Simon Longstaff, Richard Flanagan, Holly Throsby, Akira Isogawa ==History== Voiceless was founded by father-daughter team Brian Sherman AM and Ondine Sherman in 2004. Ondine Sherman first became interested in animal welfare when served a dish of tongue cooked by her grandmother at age 8, an experience which resulted in her adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. After retiring in 2003, Brian Sherman attended an animal rights conference with Ondine in the United States. They were both shocked by the extent of animal suffering caused by institutionalised farming and felt compelled to challenge the cruel treatment of animals raised for food. After being exposed to a number of animal welfare and animal rights issues, Ondine and Brian decided to focus their time on raising awareness of animal suffering in Australia. Brian admits that attending the conference was difficult: "I have always felt a kinship with animals, but my experience there can only be described as traumatic. We established Voiceless less than 12 months after, and have not looked back since." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Voiceless (animal rights group)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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