page_title: Gene Baur
section_title: Legislative action
hierarchical_section_title: Gene Baur / Animal rights work / Legislative action
caption_attribution_description: English: Info: en:Gene Baur, left, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary. Source: Farm Sanctuary photo archives. Photo by Derek Goodwin, Copyright 2007 Derek Goodwin. Used by permission.
context_page_description: Gene Baur, formerly known as Gene Bauston, is an author and activist in the animal rights and food movement. He’s been called the "conscience of the food movement" by Time Magazine, and opposes factory farming and advocates for what he believes would be a more just and respectful food system. Baur is president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, a farm animal protection organization. He is vegan and has been involved with animal rights since he co-founded Farm Sanctuary in 1986. Baur has authored two books and various articles.
context_section_description: Baur has testified before local, state and federal legislative bodies and spoken to farming and policy organizations in efforts to reform the industry and improve farm animal welfare. In 2004, Baur gave a talk entitled "Animal Rights and Human Responsibility" at the United States Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington, D.C., and in 2007, he was called to testify before the U.S. House agriculture subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry about the inhumane conditions common on factory farms.
caption: Baur in 2007
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