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Karen Davis (activist) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Karen Davis (activist)
Karen Davis (born February 4, 1944) is an American animal rights advocate, and president of United Poultry Concerns, a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to address the treatment of domestic fowl – including chickens, turkeys and ducks – in factory farming. Davis also maintains a sanctuary. She is the author of several books on veganism and animal rights, including ''Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry'' (1997) and ''The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale: A Case for Comparing Atrocities'' (2005). Karen has also written the foreword to the book The Interconnectedness of Life by Michael Lanfield which was released December 6, 2014. ==Background== Davis was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania; her parents were Amos and Mary Elizabeth Davis. Amos was the Blair County District attorney from 1966 to 1975. Davis graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School in 1962. She studied for her undergraduate degree at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Davis obtained her PhD in English from the University of Maryland, College Park.〔For a story that mentions her early activism, see ("Campus Life: Maryland; A Regent's Seat For Frank Perdue Draws Protests" ), ''The New York Times'', March 3, 1991.〕 Davis married Dr. George Allan Cate (deceased). She has three brothers: Tim Davis of Palo Alto, California, Amos Davis of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Andrew Davis of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
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