Kari Bagnall
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | CEO of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary |
| Location | Gainesville, FL |
| Links | Audio Clip, Wishlist |
| Introduction | I am the founder and director of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, a non-profit organization offering a safe haven for monkeys in need of permanent sanctuary care. Jungle Friends is home to over 100 new-world monkeys. Most were cast off from the exotic pet trade, others were retired from laboratory research and some were confiscated by the authorities. I was introduced to a vegetarian lifestyle nearly 40 years ago when I moved into a yoga ashram in Phoenix. Today, vegetarian communal living is a part of the Jungle Friends experience for interns and volunteers from around the world. As part of the sanctuary culture, people are encouraged to adopt a vegan lifestyle, to have compassion for all of the Earth's remarkable inhabitants, and to join us in hope that these individual acts of kindness across species will one day reach the 'critical mass' needed to transform the world. |
| Interests | Monkeys of course, and advocating for all animals. |
| Favorite music | The Beatles |