- Bruce Friedrich
(PETA).
Friedrich serves on the governing board of the Catholic Vegetarian Society, the advisory board of the
Christian Vegetarian Association , and is a founding member of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians. He has appeared on NBC's "Today Show",CNN , the "Fox News",MSNBC , andCourt TV .__TOC__
Personal life
He served as president of the Cleveland County Young Democrats during his last two years of high school and campaigned for the late Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.) during his first year of college.
He graduated
Phi Beta Kappa from Iowa'sGrinnell College with majors in English and economics and a minor in religious studies. Before joiningPETA in 1996, he spent six years working in a shelter for homeless families and soup kitchen in Washington, D.C.He lives in
Norfolk, Virginia , with his wife, Dr. Alka Chandna.Work with PETA
Friedrich wrote and made an audio recording of "Veganism in a Nutshell," a popular synopsis of the reasons some choose to go vegan. He appeared as a candidate on the 2004
Showtime reality seriesAmerican Candidate .As Director ofVegan Campaigns, Friedrich was responsible for producing "Meet Your Meat", a video about factory farming narrated byAlec Baldwin , and for creating thevegetarian website GoVeg.com.References
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