Matt Ball

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Matthew Michael Ball (born January 2, 1968) is an American animal activist. He is co-founder and President of One Step for Animals, and Senior Media Relations Specialist for The Good Food Institute. Previously, he was Director of Engagement and Outreach at Farm Sanctuary, and before that, Senior Advisor for VegFund. In 1993, Ball co-founded Vegan Outreach. Ball served as the group's Executive Director for 21 years. Ball is credited with helping shift the animal rights' movement to more utilitarian focus, including a focus on chickens. He is the co-author, with Bruce Friedrich, of The Animal Activist's Handbook (2009), and The Accidental Activist (2014). He was inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Biography

Ball was born in Toledo, Ohio. His parents are Cornelius Francis Ball and Judith Anderson Ball, both of Toledo. Cornelius Ball is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Before founding Vegan Outreach, Matt Ball obtained an M.S. in Forest Ecology at the University of Illinois, and an M.S. in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, during which time he was a Department of Energy Global Change Fellow. He also held a research fellowship in the Department of Biology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Ball married Anne Green, a fellow vegan and coworker at Vegan Outreach, on February 20, 1993 in Urbana, Illinois. Their daughter Ellen Katya Green was born on July 16, 1994, in Pennsylvania and was raised as a vegan. They live in Tucson, Arizona.

Ball says: "[W]e must focus on getting people to consider their first step toward compassion, rather than arguing for our current philosophy or diet. Most non-vegetarians tune out when told to go vegan but may consider starting to make changes like adopting Meatless Mondays or eating fewer chickens."

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See also

• Animal protectionism
• List of vegans
• Veganism

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Notes

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Interviews

• "Be Joyous and Humble: An Interview with Matt Ball". Vegan Outreach. 2002. Don't argue. Offer information, and be honest and humble. Read How to Win Friends and Influence People 
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• EarthSave Portland (2003). "Interview with Matt Ball by EarthSave Portland". Vegan Outreach. In general, people ... don't want to be miserable. They want to be happy. Only those who seek solace (and/or identity) in rage will react well to arrogance and loathing; we can't limit [our outreach] only to the conceited. 
• Fuente Vegana (January 2010). "Interview with Matt Ball by Fuente Vegana". Vegan Outreach. 'Rights,' 'veganism,' and other human constructs are irrelevant -- all that matters is reducing as much suffering as possible. 
• "Ayudar a los animales: Entrevista con Matt Ball" [Helping animals: Interview with Matt Ball]. Fuente Vegana (in Spanish). January 2010. 'Los derechos', 'el veganismo' y otras construcciones humanas son irrelevantes, todo lo que importa es reducir la mayor cantidad de sufrimiento posible. 
• "Meet The Man Behind Vegan Outreach". MadeJustRight-EarthBalanceNatural. 2010-12-08. I'll take medicines that have been tested on animals, I'll drink tap water filtered with bone char, I'll eat a veggie burger cooked in a non-vegan restaurant, etc. -- all things that some vegans consider to be 'non-vegan.' 
• "ARZone interview with Matt Ball". Animal Rights Zone Transcripts. 2011-02-12. So the point isn't to show how into veganism I am, how much I know, how easy it is for me, or even, necessarily, what it will be like for them in X months. Rather, our goal should be to engage the person from where they are at the moment. 
• "ACE Interviews: Matt Ball - Part 1". Animal Charity Evaluators. San Diego. 2014-04-08. Suffering is the bottom line, and reducing suffering as much as possible must be the singular goal. To choose the best tactic for reducing suffering as much as possible, all other considerations need to be set aside. 
• "ACE Interviews: Matt Ball - Part 2". Animal Charity Evaluators. San Diego. 2014-04-08. Even though many vegans are quick to embrace and promote any and all claims that sound vaguely anti-meat, concerns for health have led to billions and billions of chickens suffering immensely 
• Ball, Matt (2014-06-21). "Interview with Matt Ball". Our Hen House (Interview). Interviewed by Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan. New York City. 

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Publications

• Ball, Matt (2014-06-30). Green, Anne, ed. Accidental Activist: Stories, Speeches, Articles, and Interviews by Vegan Outreach's Cofounder. Lantern Books. ISBN 978-1-59056-454-7. , Foreword by Peter Singer, Introduction by Paul Shapiro.
• Ball, Matt (December 2013) [2005]. "A Meaningful Life: Making a Real Difference in Today's World". Vegan Outreach. 
• Ball, Matt (December 2013). "A Meaningful Life: Making a Real Difference in Today's World". Vegan Outreach (16-page pamphlet). 
• Ball, Matt (2012). "Donner un sens à sa vie: comment agir dans le monde aujourd'hui" [Giving a meaning to one's life: how to act in the world today]. Vegan Outreach (in French). 
• Ball, Matt (2013-03-25). "Chapter 1". In Davidow, Ben. Uncaged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Farm Animal Advocacy (Kindle ed.). San Francisco: Ben Davidow. ASIN B00C0NF36G. 
• Ball, Matt; Friedrich, Bruce (2009-04-06). The Animal Activist's Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's World. Lantern Books. ISBN 978-1590561201.  Foreword by Ingrid Newkirk.
• Ball, Matt (2005-08-26). "Chapter 14: Living and Working in Defense of Animals". In Singer, Peter. In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1405119412. 
• Eisman, George; Ball, Matt; Green, Anne (1994) [1984]. The Most Noble Diet: Food Selection and Ethics (4th ed.). Burdett, New York: Diet-Ethics. ISBN 978-0961443511.  Foreword by Michael Klaper, M.D.

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External links

• A Meaningful Life, A Better World (Matt Ball's blog)

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