Bio: Mary Finelli is president and founder of Fish Feel, the first organization focusing on promoting respect and protection for fishes as sentient beings. She chairs the Save the Cownose Rays Coalition. She is a longtime animal rights activist with a BS in Animal Science and has worked with various animal protection organizations, primarily focusing on farmed animals. She was the producer of Farmed Animal Watch, a weekly online news digest sponsored by numerous animal protection organizations. Mary also contributed a chapter to the book, Vegan Voices, and co-wrote a chapter of In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave.

Sample Talks: Leave Fish Off Your Dish: Health Hazards of Fish Consumption; Fishes: Why They Deserve Our Respect and Compassion; Fishing & Fish Farming: Earth’s Aquatic Apocalypse