Mechler, Esther.

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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

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creatorOf Mechler, Esther. Esther Rosenthal Zellweger papers, 1960-1963, n.d. Bates College Library, George and Helen Ladd Library
creatorOf Mechler, Esther. Esther Mechler papers, 1974-2004 [manuscript] North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
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Animal populations
Animal rights
Animal rights activists
Animal rights movement
Animal welfare
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Active 2004

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