Amanda Waxman is a communications professional and animal advocate living in Austin, TX. Before joining the Nonhuman Rights Project, she worked at The Humane League, a global nonprofit dedicated to ending the abuse of animals raised for food. She has also worked with grassroots climate activist groups in her city and volunteered at several animal sanctuaries. When she’s not working, she enjoys taking part in races with her local running club and hanging out with her canine companion, Archie.