Jah Ying Chung, a food researcher and animal advocate in China, stands in a packaged food aisle of a store that is also a wet market. Jah Ying is the co-founder of The Good Growth Co., which researches Chinese consumers' attitudes toward food and works in the plant-based/alternative protein and animal welfare spaces. Hong Kong, China, 2022. #unboundproject / We Animals Media

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Jah Ying Chung

Jah Ying Chung

Jah Ying Chung, co-founder of The Good Growth Co., is on a mission to support “sustainable and ethical food systems in Asia.”

Eva Meijer

Eva Meijer

Eva Meijer is a Dutch philosopher, prolific writer, artist, and singer-songwriter, utilizes her many talents to advocate for the rights of non-human animals.

Azul Cardozo

Azul Cardozo

Azul Cardozo is a passionate and tireless trailblazer for animal activism in Latin America. She is also a lawyer, advocate, & punk guitar player. Cardozo has lent her time, passion, and energy to numerous organizations in support of “collective liberation.”

SPOTLIGHT

Elsie Herring

As we sat on her front porch for our interview, the sprinklers kicked on and Elsie had to hold a paper towel over her mouth so she could continue to speak.

Elsie Herring, the great-granddaughter of a freed slave, became an environmental activist after a hog CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) replaced the small family farm next door to her family’s property.

Filming by Kelly Guerin / Editing by Nardine Groch.