Earlier this year, I handed out my first leaflet for animals. I gave out PETA’s “Vegetarian Starter Kit” at the San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day parade. I was really nervous, but it was surprisingly easy. Sure, some people scurried past me, avoiding eye contact, but many others willingly took a leaflet …

I just ran my first marathon, 26.2 miles in hilly San Francisco. I’ve wanted to finish a marathon ever since I was 18, and I’m still in a state of disbelief that I’ve actually done it after all these years.

This crazy journey began last fall, when a friend encouraged me to join the …

Has this ever happened to you? You read about some wonderfully heroic thing that someone “out there” does and you wonder why you aren’t out there doing great things too? We read about how activists unveiled a flag on a national monument and we think, “Why can’t …

I’d like to introduce you to Lea and Patty, two women who have been friends since their wild and crazy teenage days near Philadelphia almost 50 years ago. Back then, and along the way, these two rockin’ ladies hit the biggest and best concerts of a generation: the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Doors-all of ‘em. They …

My 50th birthday is approaching at the speed of sound, and the occasion got me thinking about how long I’ve been working for animal rights. According to my estimates, last week’s demonstration in downtown West Palm Beach was my 500th protest. I was there with two scantily clad young PETA ladies who were …