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As a high school student, JoAnn Farb founded "Animals on Wheels," a
traveling wildlife workshop that brought biology programs to schools. She
completed her her undergraduate degree in microbiology, and went on to
write science curriculum for the "Science Shop" in Melbourne, Australia.
Part way through her Masters she was lured in a different direction by a
lucrative offer in the pharmaceutical industry to be a "biodecontamination
Specialist", consulting with pharmaceutical manufacturers, factory farms
and lab-animal testing facilities. Her first hand experience during the
three years she held this position profoundly impacted her views, and laid
the foundation for much of what she writes about in Compassionate Souls.
JoAnn Farb is the youngest of three daughters born to a Montessori
teacher/mother and an entrepreneur/lay scientist father. From childhood on,
she has studied families and parenting styles dreaming of the day when she
would finally be a mother. She lives in Kansas with her husband and two
daughters. This is her first book.
JoAnn hopes to inspire people to do their own research, to grow and mature
and become more thoughtful compassionate and responsible citizens and to
make choices consistent with their own heartfelt beliefs -- no matter how
out-of-step they may seem with the rest of society. She is interested in
helping others tap into sources of information to assist them in making
healthy choices and invites comments, suggestions and questions.
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