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    Steven Best was born in 1955 and earned a PhD in philosophy. He became an animal rights activist after realizing where his food came from and reading Peter Singer's book Animal Liberation. He co-founded the North American Animal Liberation Press to support the Animal Liberation Front. While some view the ALF as extremist, Best believes direct action is needed to protect animals. He was banned from Britain for planning a campaign against animal testing, making him one of the first Americans banned for animal rights activism.

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    Steven Best was born in 1955 and earned a PhD in philosophy. He became an animal rights activist after realizing where his food came from and reading Peter Singer's book Animal Liberation. He co-founded the North American Animal Liberation Press to support the Animal Liberation Front. While some view the ALF as extremist, Best believes direct action is needed to protect animals. He was banned from Britain for planning a campaign against animal testing, making him one of the first Americans banned for animal rights activism.

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    StevenBest,borninDecember1955,isoftenbrandedasanAmericanmilitantanimal

    rightsactivist.HestudiedphilosophyattheuniversitiesofIllinois,Chicago,andearnedhisPhD
    attheUniversityofTexas.Bestfirstgainedaninterestinanimalrightswhileeatingaburgerata
    fastfoodrestaurantinhismidtwenties.Uponcomingtorealizationatwherehisfoodcame
    from,hedecidedtoconverttoveganism.Afewyearsafter,revelationstruckhimagainwhile
    readingPeterSingersbook
    AnimalLiberation
    .Whilehewasalreadyahumanrightsactivist,he
    soondecidedtobecomeananimalrightsactivist.
    SomeofBestsmostnotableachievementsintheanimalrightsfieldinclude
    cofoundingtheNorthAmericanAnimalLiberationPress,whichservedasamediasource,
    providinginformationonalloftheongoingsoftheAnimalLiberationFront(ALF).TheALFis
    notoriousforitsactionstorescueanimalsanddestroythepropertyofcompaniesthatharm
    animals.Whiletheyareoftendeemedtohavearatherextremistapproachbythemedia,Best
    wholeheartedlysupportstheALFashebelievesthatitisnotenoughtosimplylegislateanimal
    friendlylawsandthatanimalrightsactivistsshouldattacktheproblematthesource.
    OneofBestsmoreprominentaccountsintheanimalrightsfieldoccurredwhenhewas
    planningacampaigntoshutdownafarminBritainknownforbreedingguineapigsforanimal
    testing.Uponhearingaboutthis,theSecretaryofStatedeclaredBesttobeanextremist.Soon
    after,BestwasnotifiedthathehadbeenbannedfromvisitingBritain.Thisisoneofthefirst
    timesthatsomeonefromtheUShadbeenbannedfromacountryforanimalrightsactivism.
    WhileStevenBestdoeshaveareputationforbeingsomewhatmilitantinhisactivism,hehas
    alsowrittenseveralbooksonthesubjectsincluding:
    TerroristsorFreedomFighters,
    Animal

    RightsandMoralProgress
    ,

    and
    IgnitingaRevolution.
    Regardlessofwhetherornothisactions
    areofpublicopinion,noonecandoubtthathehashadquiteanimpactontheanimalrights
    front.

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