Two More Local Presentations Added Featuring Gene Baur, President of Farm Sanctuary

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March 30, 2012

For more information: Maria K Heslin, Deputy Mayor, City of Bloomington, 812.349.3569 or heslinm@bloomington.in.gov

Two More Local Presentations Added Featuring Gene Baur, President of Farm Sanctuary

BLOOMINGTON, IN - Two more opportunities to hear Gene Baur speak in Bloomington have been added to his visit to Bloomington in April. Baur is co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization.

It was announced last week that the City of Bloomington will host a presentation by Baur on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 7pm in City Hall Council Chambers, 401 N Morton St. The lecture, "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food," is free and open to the public.

Here is information about the two new events added to the schedule:

• "Civic Engagement, Health and Compassionate Living: The Farm Sanctuary Experience"
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 2pm
Ivy Tech Community College
Connie and Steve Ferguson Academic Building
Lamkin Hall
Bloomington IN 47404
Free & Open to the Public

• "Conversation in the Courtyard: Meet Gene Baur, the Heart & Mind Behind Farm Sanctuary"
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 6:30pm
Showers Inn
430 N Washington St
Suggested $10 Donation at the door for Farm Sanctuary

Copies of Baur's national best seller, "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food," will be available for sale and signing at all three events. Baur's visit is being sponsored in part by Ivy Tech Community College and Robling Law LLC.

Hailed as "the conscience of the food movement" by TIME magazine, Baur is on a speaking tour across North America to raise awareness about the negative consequences of industrialized factory farming. His presentations empower people to act on behalf of animals and to make healthier and more sustainable food choices.

Highlighting milestones throughout the past 25 years - including landmark legal advances, shifts in public awareness, changes in the marketplace and growing coverage of farm animal issues by the mainstream media - Baur's presentations set forth the great progress we have achieved by working together and address what each of us can do to help to create a more compassionate society.

Farm Sanctuary works to protect farm animals from cruelty, inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals and promote compassionate vegan living. Since 1986 the organization has campaigned to educate, prevent cruelty and encourage legal and policy reforms that promote respect and compassion for farm animals nationwide. Farm Sanctuary's shelters in New York and California provide lifelong care for nearly 1,000 rescued farm animals.

A pioneer in the field of undercover investigations, Baur has visited hundreds of farms, stockyards and slaughterhouses documenting the deplorable conditions that exist. His pictures and videos exposing factory-farming cruelties have aired nationally and internationally, educating millions about the plight of modern farmed animals.

For more information, please contact Maria K Heslin, Deputy Mayor, City of Bloomington at 812.349.3569 or heslinm@bloomington.in.gov. For more information about Farm Sanctuary, visit [http://farmsanctuary.org].

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