{"id":108,"date":"2006-11-17T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2006-11-17T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grumpyvegan.com\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2006-11-17T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2006-11-17T19:00:27","slug":"108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumpyvegan.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/17\/108\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Peter Roberts 1924 - 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>Thirty years ago Peter Roberts gave the Grumpy Vegan, when he was a 21-year-old vegan know-it-all, his first opportunity to work for an animal protection organization. Peter, and his wife Anna, had founded Compassion In World Farming<\/a> in 1967. I was CIWF’s second full-time employee and worked for two years (1976-78) as its national campaigns organizer. Nearly 40 years on, CIWF is — I believe — the world’s leading farmed animal protection organization. Some take issue with its intentional ambivalence toward vegetarianism but it was a strategy that the vegetarian Roberts’ took from day one. Why exclude involvement from meat-eaters if you didn’t have to? <\/p>\n

Peter died<\/a> on Wednesday, November 15. He suffered from Parkinsons for some considerable time. <\/p>\n

CIWF’s chief executive, Philip Lymberry, writes,<\/p>\n

Peter was a true visionary. He took up the cause of farm animal welfare at a time when few others shared his concern. He challenged government and industry. He galvanised support, paving the way for the issue to become a widespread concern. He challenged the view that animals were mere ‘agricultural products’. In the 1980s, Peter conceived the idea that animals should be granted a new status as ‘sentient beings’ and started a campaign in Europe. It was to be truly ground-breaking. In 1997, the EU agreed to legally recognise animal sentience in what is known as the ‘Amsterdam Protocol’, signalling an official sea change in attitudes to animals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m eternally grateful to Peter for showing me how meaningful it is to dedicate one’s life to others in need. What could be more important than this in how we live?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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