Nick Cooney

Nick Cooney (born c. 1981[1]) is Director of Education at the non-profit animal advocacy organization, Mercy for Animals,[2] and founder of The Humane League. He is the author of three books: Change of Heart (2010), Veganomics (2013), and How To Be Great At Doing Good (2015).

Cooney was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]

In 2002, Cooney founded "Hugs For Puppies" in Philadelphia. It began as a vegetarian outreach and animal rescue group, and moved on to occasionally protesting against foie gras.[4]

Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from Hofstra University in 2003.

A 2005 Wall Street Journal article says that "Last year, armed FBI agents raided the home of one of Hugs for Puppies' key organizers, Nick Cooney, a 24-year-old nutrition educator who shares his house with seven others."[1] The article went on to say "Hugs for Puppies, Mr. Cooney and SHAC were named in a preliminary injunction issued in April by a New Jersey superior court judge in a lawsuit filed in the chancery division of New Jersey superior court in Bergen County." And the article states that "In previous interviews, Mr. Cooney has maintained his innocence on this and other charges brought against him."

In 2007, Cooney was one of Vegan Outreach's top leafleters in their Adopt A College campaign.[3]

Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (2008) by Mark Hawthorne.

Cooney's work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine, National Public Radio, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Z Magazine and he has lectured throughout the United States and Europe on how to create social change.

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  1. 1 2 Tesoriero, Heather Won (2005-09-28). "Animal Activists Make It Personal Against Industry". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-06-06. Last year, armed FBI agents raided the home of one of Hugs for Puppies' key organizers, Nick Cooney, a 24-year-old nutrition educator who shares his house with seven others.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Terra (2015-05-19). "Mercy for Animals' Nick Cooney to Speak at Green Bar & Kitchen Tonight". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 2015-06-05. I want regular people like you and me to be able to accomplish more good for the world with the limited amount of money or time we have to donate. Everyone one of us has the power to do an incredible amount of good for the world - literally saving lives, and sparing thousands of individuals from a life filled with suffering. But to do that, we need to make smart charity decisions. Unfortunately, we haven't been taught how to do that. We haven't been taught how to think about charity in a rigorous, results-oriented way. I want to help donors, volunteers, and non-profits get more results.
  3. 1 2 Cooney, Nick (2007-09-05). "Activist Profile: Nick Cooney". Vegan Outreach.
  4. ↑ McLaughlin, Lisa (2007-10-09). "Fight for Your Right to Pâté". TIME magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-06. Hugs For Puppies, which began as an informal vegetarian outreach and animal rescue group in Philadelphia in 2002, started approaching restaurants a few years ago and occasionally protesting, says founder Nick Cooney.

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