Leah Garcés Interviewed by Philip Lymbery

US animal rights campaigner Leah Garcés talks about how she fought for better conditions in the American chicken industry by getting to know and understand the farmers and producers rather than confronting them.

Garcés befriended the owners of American megafarms and worked alongside them. She eventually achieved change through frank discussion and dialogue. Garcés said she had little empathy for the chicken farmers until she met them and began to understand the difficulties they faced.

Garcés is president of the non-profit group Mercy for Animals and a former US executive director of Compassion in World Farming. Here she talks to chief executive of Compassion in World Farming Philip Lymbery.

This event is part of a series under the banner Pasture to Plate® that look at the environmental and health benefits of raising food on pasture and getting it to the consumer quickly through a short supply chain.