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henry savage , that triggered his interest in animal advocacy spira in the 1970s with the cat , 12 september 1998 new york antwerp , belgium 220px maurice spira and margit spitzer 19 june 1927 photograph brooklyn college , new york animal rights international henry spira.jpg henry spira
 henry spira teacher , animal rights advocate esophageal cancer
henry spira

henry spira -lrb- 19 june 1927 -- 12 september 1998 -rrb- was a belgian-american animal rights advocate , widely regarded as one of the most effective animal advocates of the 20th century .
working with animal rights international , a group he founded in 1974 , spira is particularly remembered for his successful campaign in 1976 against animal testing at the american museum of natural history , where cats were being experimented on for sex research , and for his full-page advertisement in 1980 in `` the new york times '' that featured a rabbit with sticking plaster over the eyes , and the caption , `` how many rabbits does revlon blind for beauty 's sake ? ''
