Tony Wardle is a British journalist and writer. He co-authored, with

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, the 1993 book ''Presumed Guilty: British Legal System Exposed'', which criticised the British criminal justice system. He is a

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and actively involved in the work of Viva!, an

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organisation of which he is an associate director. He is also editor of the magazine ''Viva!Life''. He was also a founding director of

The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation Viva! is a British animal rights group, which focuses on promoting veganism. It was founded by Juliet Gellatley in 1994. Viva! carries out undercover investigations to expose the abuse of factory farmed animals and produces information on how to ...

until its closure in 2013, along with

Juliet Gellatley Juliet Gellatley is a British writer and animal rights activist. She is the founder and director of Viva! and a former director of the Vegetarian Society. She is also a founding director of The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation, now known as Vi ...

. He and filmmaker

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created Vanson Wardle Productions Ltd in 1981. He was a contestant on ''

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'' in 2008.

Works

* ''Know France'' by Tony Wardle (hardcover - March 1975) * ''The Battle for Orgreave'' K documentary film, 52 minutes, 1985directed by Yvette Vanson, produced by Vanson Wardle Productions Ltd * ''The Battle for Orgreave'' aperbackby Bernard Jackson and Tony Wardle, published by Vanson Wardle Productions Ltd (June 1986) * ''Presumed Guilty: British Legal System Exposed'' by Michael Mansfield and Tony Wardle (paperback - 11 April 1994) * ''Devour the Earth'' (1995) film documentary written by Tony Wardle and narrated by

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, distributed by the

European Vegetarian Union The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is a non-profit, non-governmental umbrella organisation for vegan and vegetarian societies and groups in Europe. The union works in the areas of vegetarianism, nutrition, health, consumer protection, climat ...

. * ''The Silent Ark: A Chilling Expose of Meat - The Global Killer'' by

and Tony Wardle (paperback - Thorsons - 1996) * ''The Livewire Guide to Going, Being and Staying Veggie'' by Juliet Gellatley and Tony Wardle (paperback,

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, 1998) * ''Born to be Wild:'' Human's global impact on animals. by Juliet Gellatley and Tony Wardle (paperback, The Women's Press, 1999). * ''Justice Denied'' by Tony Wardle (pamphlet - 31 March 2009) *''Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story'' (director, 2020)

References

External links

Tony Wardle's homepage
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