Sumitra Behera, 42, of Sarsara Balanga village in Sundargarh district, Odisha, India, was found dead with her skull crushed on January 3, 2014, about 200 meters from her home. “My wife was an active campaigner against animal sacrifice and had always opposed cockfights. She had earlier received threats from several people. I suspect they might […]
Sanctuary founder Alexandra Bastedo, 67
Alexandra Bastedo, 67, died on January 12, 2014. A screen actress in both British and Spanish productions from 1963 to 2005, Bastedo circa 1983 founded the Alexandra Bastedo Champions Animal Sanctuary near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. She relocated the sanctuary to more spacious premises at West Chiltington […]
Pat Derby founded the Performing Animal Welfare Society & ARK 2000 sanctuary
Performer turned sanctuarian Pat Derby, 69, founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society, died from throat cancer on February 15, 2013 at her home on the ARK 2000 sanctuary she built near San Andreas, California. “Ed Stewart, her partner of 37 years, was by her side,” said the PAWS death announcement. Best seller Derby’s 1976 […]