Matt Ball
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| Matt Ball | |
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| Born | January 2, 1968 Toledo, Ohio, US |
| Residence | Tucson, Arizona, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (MS); Carnegie Mellon University (MS) |
| Known for | Co-founder and past Executive Director of Vegan Outreach |
| Notable work | The Animal Activist's Handbook (with Bruce Friedrich) (2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Anne-Marie Green[1] |
| Children | Ellen |
Matthew Michael Ball (born January 2, 1968[2]) is an American animal activist. He is Senior Advisor for VegFund.[3][4] In 1993, Ball co-founded Vegan Outreach with Jack Norris.[5] Ball served as the group’s Executive Director for 21 years. He is the co-author, with Bruce Friedrich, of The Animal Activist's Handbook (2009).[6] He was inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame in 2005.[7]
Biography
Ball was born in Toledo, Ohio.[2] His parents are Cornelius Francis Ball and Judith Anderson Ball, both of Toledo.[8] Cornelius Ball is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.[9] Before founding Vegan Outreach, Matt Ball obtained an M.S. in Forest Ecology at the University of Illinois, and an M.S. in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He held a research fellowship in the Department of Biology at the University of Pittsburgh.[5]
Matt Ball married Anne Green on February 20, 1993 in Urbana, Illinois;[2][10] their daughter Ellen Katya Green was born on July 16, 1994, in Pennsylvania[11] and was raised as a vegan.[12] Matt and Anne live in Tucson, Arizona. Anne is also vegan[13] and used to work for Vegan Outreach.[14]
Ball says: "[W]e must focus on getting people to consider their first step toward compassion, rather than arguing for our current philosophy or diet. Most non-vegetarians tune out when told to go vegan but may consider starting to make changes like adopting Meatless Mondays or eating fewer chickens."[15]
See also
Notes
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Interviews
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Publications
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- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Foreword by Michael Klaper, M.D.
External links
- A Meaningful Life, A Better World (Matt Ball's blog)
- Vegan Outreach, accessed 2014-01-22.
- Publisher's webpage on The Animal Activist's Handbook
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. An essay by an abolitionist, contrasting Matt Ball's approach with the approach favored by the author.
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