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Compassion over killing executive director erica meier at animal rights conference 2014
Erica Meier is the Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing (COK).
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Work with Compassion Over Killing
Meier became Compassion Over Killing's Executive Director in 2005, following five years as a volunteer. She has led the animal advocacy organization through several successful campaigns, including ending the egg industry's use of "Animal Care Certified" claims that could mislead consumers, as well as persuading companies like Dunkin’ Donuts and Subway to offer vegan options.
COK's work is focused on the protection of farmed animals, and the organization has become best known for its investigations into the conditions facing animals on factory farms. Meier has been interviewed about this investigative work by major news outlets including CNN, ABC's Nightline, Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, and Reuters.
In 2013, she was inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. Meier has delivered speeches at influential events including the Animal Rights National Conference, Maryland Animal Law Symposium, Forum on Industrial Animal Farming hosted by the Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic, the National Conference to End Factory Farming, and VegFests around the country.
Meier provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (2008) by Mark Hawthorne and was also interviewed in the documentary film “Speciesism: The Movie” (2013) by Mark Devries.
Work in animal protection
Erica has been vegan for more than 20 years. Prior to starting at Compassion Over Killing, she served as an animal control officer in Washington, D.C., rescuing animals and enforcing anti-cruelty laws with the Washington Humane Society.