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Nina Jackel, Lady Freethinker Founder.

Nina Jackel is a journalist and activist known for effecting change for animals around the world through her non-profit media organization, Lady Freethinker. As the founder of LFT, Jackel leads numerous divisions at the org. that expose cruel and illegal activities through undercover operations; targeted education to change outdated cultural norms; and galvanizing ordinary citizens to make a difference by signing petitions for government and law enforcement.

As a writer and editor for numerous publications, Jackel understood the power that the media has to illuminate, educate and influence.

Making the world a more compassionate place since 2013.

Jackel founded LFT in 2013 as a personal blog and maintained it while working as campaign director at a prominent international animal advocacy organization in Los Angeles. As a writer and editor for numerous publications, Jackel understood the power that the media has to illuminate, educate and influence.

The impact of her work was almost immediately felt. A petition Jackel started to stop a school hunting contest in which children as young as five years old were rewarded for killing possums resulted in public outrage that shut down the event in 2017.

‘‘Killing is just not something kids should be taught to celebrate.’’

 

nina jackel, on the possum hunt

“Humans can evolve for the better through reason and compassion.”

Today at LFT, Jackel leads a team of dedicated writers and investigators covering breaking news and grassroots actions with the mission of creating a more compassionate world.

In recent years, Jackel expanded LFT to go beyond publishing, providing direct aid to dogs and cats rescued from the horrors of the meat trade in Asia, and sponsors educational ads for the public in these regions that show how dogs are family, not food.

Lady Freethinker is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN # 47-4213802. Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

 

Q&A with Nina

A philosophy major in college, Jackel believes that humans can evolve for the better through reason and compassion, and feels that animal rights are among the most important social justice issues of our time – one that is centuries behind and overdue for advancement. Bringing society up to speed through Jackel’s three-pronged approach of investigations, petitions and educational awareness is her goal with LFT.

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