Law: Jake Conroy: From Activist to Terrorist

Jake Conroy is a long-time activist, designer, and writer currently residing in Seattle, WA USA.  

He helped organize and participated in successful local, regional, national and international pressure campaigns. He also helped build the foundation of SHAC USA, considered one of the most successful grassroots animal rights campaigns in history. In a high-profile legal case dubbed the SHAC 7, Jake and his nonviolent co-defendants were ultimately sentenced to 4 years in federal prison under a bizarre anti-activism "terrorism" statute. In 2019, the Joaquin Phoenix produced documentary, The Animal People, was released detailing the campaign and the controversial court case.

Currently, Jake works at the Rainforest Action Network, an international organization using pressure campaigns to stop rainforest deforestation, fossil fuel extraction, and support human rights.  He can be found pontificating online as the Cranky Vegan, where he irritates everyone with his thoughts on the tactics, strategies and optics of the grassroots animal rights movement.