Brigitte Gothière (born 18 May 1973) is a French animal rights and veganism activist. She is the director and spokesperson of the animal rights organization L214, which she co-founded with her husband Sébastien Arsac. Gothière was also the editor of the antispeciesist journal Cahiers antispécistes from 1998 to 2019.
Brigitte Gothière | |
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 Gothière in 2021 | |
| Born | 18 May 1973 |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Animal rights and veganism activism |
| Spouse |
Sébastien Arsac (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
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Gothière was born on 18 May 1973. Her mother was a nurse and her father, an electrical engineer. She studied mathematics and electronics in higher education.[1] In 1993, when she was a student, she decided to stop eating meat, as well as any animal products.[2] After graduation, she taught at a vocational high school[1] and, after moving to Lyon, taught applied physics.[2]
Gothière married fellow animal rights activist Sébastien Arsac in 1996. The couple met in high school. They have two children, who are also vegan.[1] In 1998, along with her husband, she became an editor of the antispeciesist journal Cahiers antispécistes. She remained the editor until its final publication in 2019.[3]
In 2003, alongside a few other activists, she launched the grassroots campaign "Stop Gavage", which fought against the force-feeding of geese and ducks.[4] In 2008, she and her husband established the animal rights association L214, which raises awareness of animal rights by disseminating shocking images of slaughterhouses.[5] Gothière is its spokesperson and director.[6] She has argued that "only a vegan society would amount to success", but that small steps are progress.[7]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c Brochen, Philippe (2017-01-11). "L214, animaliés" [L214, animalized]. Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ a b Garric, Audrey (2016-03-29). "L214, la méthode choc pour dénoncer les abattoirs" [L214, the shock method to denounce slaughterhouses]. Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Présentation de la revue" [Presentation of the journal]. Les Cahiers antispécistes (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Conversation with Brigitte Gothière and Johanne Mielcarek of L214". Animal Charity Evaluators. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Robbins, Josh (2017-09-05). "Activists sued by French slaughterhouse after secretly filming 'abuse' of pigs". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Animal activist turns French off meat a menu at a time". The Connexion. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Peltier, Elian (2018-05-25). "Scorned, Animal Rights Advocates in France Intensify Guerrilla Tactics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-31.