Élise Desaulniers
Animal rights and welfare advocate
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Élise Desaulniers is an author, writer, journalist, vegan and an advocate for animal welfare and animal rights.[1] Her writings have aroused considerable controversy in Quebec, with its large dairy industry.[2][3][4][5]
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In 2022, she donated a kidney to an anonymous recipient for altruistic reasons, declaring that childbirth is a greater physical hardship than donating a kidney.[6][7] During her recovery, she published an article explaining the thought-process leading to her decision, her experience with organ donation and an overview of the practices surrounding organ donation in Canada and elsewhere.[8][9]
In 2022, she left her role as head of the Montreal SPCA.[10] As of May 2023, according to her own website, she is the head of Fondation Dépendances Montréal.[11]
Honours
She won the Grand Prix du journalisme indépendant - opinion ou analyse from the Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec in 2015 for her article Les vrais mâles préfèrent la viande – Convergences du féminisme et de l’antispécisme.[12]
In 2020, her book Tables Véganes, co-written with Patricia Martin, won the Gold award from Taste Canada Awards.[13]
Publications
- Je mange avec ma tête: Les conséquences de nos choix alimentaires ("I Eat With My Head: The Consequences of Our Dietary Choices"), Stanké, 2011;[14] Comer con cabeza, Errata Naturae 2016.
- Vache à Lait: Dix mythes de l'industrie laitière, Stanké 2013, La Plage 2017;[15] Cash Cow: Ten Myths about the Dairy Industry, Lantern 2015;[16] Il Libro Nero del Latte, Sonda 2016.
- Le défi végane 21 jours ("The 21 Day Vegan Challenge"), Trécarré 2016, La Plage 2017.
