Mechler, Esther.

Esther Mechler has been involved with the animal rights/animal welfare movement since the 1970s. An instrumental figure in several organizations, she was a founding member of both the Fairfield County, Connecticut branch of Friends of the Animals, and the national Animal Rights Network. Mechler worked to create and distribute animal protection related audio-visual materials and has also been particularly active in the area of preventing pet overpopulation. In 1990 she founded SPAY/USA, a national referral service for low-cost spay/neutering. Esther Mechler is currently the co-editor of the magazine Paws to Think.

From the description of Esther Mechler papers, 1974-2004 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 600096490