Before becoming an Animal Rights Activist, I had a furnishing business making high end curtains, blinds and bedding. My passion was for beautiful furnishing fabrics. I raised two wonderful daughters and we always had a house full of dogs. I was an ‘animal lover’ but I ate animals and never gave it a thought.

I was well into my fifties when I met a vegan for the first time. We became friends and the example they set changed my life forever. No horrific footage on my early journey. Just exposure to a calm and compassionate way of vegan living by being kind to all kind. By my friend’s example, I slowly navigated making changes to my diet, clothing, household cleaning materials and lifestyle.

On the 29th March 2016 I finally gave up putting honey in my tea. My last weakness. At first, I felt the satisfaction of believing I was doing as much as I possibly could for the Animals by going vegan myself but not for long. My vegan friend went to Canada that summer where they discovered the Animal Save Movement and went to a Toronto Pig Save vigil. Lifechanging! Bristol Animal Save was founded and had its first vigil for the Pigs in November 2016. Glastonbury Animal Save was founded in 2018 and had its first vigil for the Cows.

I now work with global and UK teams to promote the Plant Based Treaty.