Sayara Thurston
Senior Policy Advisor, Farmed Animals
SPCA Montreal
Based in Montreal, Sayara Thurston has worked as a campaigner and communications lead with animal and environmental protection organizations for fifteen years, including at Humane World for Animals (formerly Humane Society International), We Animals, and Oceana Canada. She has been part of successful corporate campaigns to end the use of intensive confinement systems such as battery cages and gestation crates in corporate supply chains, and legislative campaigns to ban the trade of shark fins in Canada. Originally from Australia, Sayara holds a Bachelor of International Studies from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney. She is currently the Senior Policy Advisor for Farmed Animals at the Montreal SPCA.
Session: Thinking Long Term: Planning for Success in Farmed Animal Advocacy
