17 Facts About Jerry Vlasak

Jerry Vlasak was born on c 1958 and is an American animal rights activist and former trauma surgeon.

Jerry Vlasak is a press officer for the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, a former director of the Animal Defense League of Los Angeles, and a former advisor to SPEAK, the Voice for the Animals.

Jerry Vlasak is board certified in General Surgery and is licensed as a medical doctor in California and Texas.

Jerry Vlasak was an animal researcher himself, but has since become adamantly opposed to vivisection.

Jerry Vlasak became a spokesperson for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, although he is no longer a member, and was a board member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

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Jerry Vlasak acknowledges his medical background provides a "certain amount of credibility" to the movement and has used it to advocate against the use of animals in scientific experimentation.

In 2005, Dr Jerry Vlasak spoke at length to the Committee on Environment and Public Works's investigation into Eco-terrorism.

Jerry Vlasak was punched in the face by sealers during the 2005 hunt on Prince Edward Island, which he attended on behalf of the Sea Shepherd Conversation Society.

Jerry Vlasak was sentenced to 22 days in prison, which he served in a Prince Edward Island jail in 2006.

Jerry Vlasak was convicted in Los Angeles in 2006 of "targeted protesting" for demonstrating against euthanasia at animal shelters outside the home of a Department of Animal Services employee.

Jerry Vlasak appealed and then lost the decision, and subsequently served his sentence.

Jerry Vlasak has been criticized for legitimizing the use of violence against animal researchers.

Jerry Vlasak told a discussion group at an animal rights conference in 2003:.

Jerry Vlasak knows that every day that he goes into the laboratory and hurts animals that it is unreasonable not to expect consequences.

Jerry Vlasak responded in a press release that the allegations were part of a smear campaign against him.

Jerry Vlasak had been due to attend a conference organized by Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, an animal-rights campaign to close Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Jerry Vlasak is one of two animal liberation press officers who have been banned from entering the UK.