Gene Baur

Gene Baur
Gene Baur is co‑founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, America’s leading farm animal protection organization. Gene has been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine. For 25 years he has traveled extensively, campaigning to raise awareness about the abuses of industrialized factory farming. His book, Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food, was published by Touchstone in March 2008.

Back to the Heart: Restoring Our Relationship to Our Fellow Creatures

Back to the Heart: Restoring Our Relationship to Our Fellow Creatures

When Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986, there was little awareness of the highly destructive effects of factory farming. I wanted to see for myself what was happening, so I spent years visiting farms, stockyards, …