Tobias Leenaert

Tobias Leenaert (born 3 August 1973)[2] is a Belgian vegan activist, author, speaker and educator. He co-founded the Center for Effective Vegan Advocacy (CEVA) with Melanie Joy,[3] as well as ProVeg International and Ethical Vegetarian Alternative (EVA).[1] Leenaert is the originator of Thursday Veggie Day in Ghent,[4] which was launched in 2009.[5] He is the author of the 2017 book How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach and the blog The Vegan Strategist.[6] Leenaert identifies as an effective altruist.[7]

Tobias Leenaert
Born (1973-08-03) 3 August 1973
NationalityBelgian
Alma materGhent University[1]
Occupation(s)Activist, author, speaker, educator
Notable workHow to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
Websiteveganstrategist.org

Activism

Leenaert advocates for a pragmatic approach to vegan activism, which doesn't rely on solely moral arguments.[8] His methods of advocacy has drawn criticism from abolitionist animal rights advocates, such as Roger Yates.[6]

Leenaert has also written and spoken about wild-animal suffering, which he considers as important as suffering of non-wild animals.[9][10]

Leenaert gives lectures and workshops on vegan advocacy around the world.[11][12]

References
  1. Dhont, Kristof; Hodson, Gordon, eds. (2019). Why We Love and Exploit Animals: Bridging Insights from Academia and Advocacy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-18142-6.
  2. "Interview Tobias Leenaert. 'Tegen radicale veganisten zeg ik: wees niet zo'n eikel'" [Interview Tobias Leenaert. "To radical vegans I say don't be such a jerk"]. Gemeente voor de Toekomst (in Dutch). 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. Ahituv, Netta (2017-04-28). "Will Israel Become the World's First Vegan Country?". Haaretz. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  4. "Go veggie and change the world". The Bulletin. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  5. Harrell, Eben (2009-05-27). "Where's the Beef? Ghent Goes Vegetarian". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  6. Elliott, Tim (2019-07-06). "The brutal battle for the soul of veganism". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  7. Leenaert, Tobias. "About". The Vegan Strategist. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  8. Doctor, Vikram (2018-11-11). "How Vegans can win or lose in India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  9. VeganKanal (September 7, 2019). "10 things I changed my mind about in 20 years of vegan activism - Tobias Leenaert [IARC 2019]". YouTube. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  10. Leenaert, Tobias (June 1, 2016). "The extremely inconvenient truth of wild animal suffering". The Vegan Strategist. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  11. Ramírez, Dulce (2018-11-25). "Hacia un futuro vegano: hacer del veganismo un movimiento de masas" [Towards a vegan future: making veganism a mass movement]. SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  12. "Dónde estamos y adónde nos dirigimos" [Where we are and where we are going]. El Diario (in Spanish). 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
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