Claire Palmer is the founder of Animal Justice Project. She has a long background in fighting for the rights of animals. As a zoologist, she first encountered animal abuse not in university, but years before, whilst at school. Her biology department housed animals, rats, and mice, and they were killed and dissected. This opened her eyes to animal exploitation and she started her journey attending anti-vivisection demonstrations and hunt sabbing. Upon learning about chicken battery cages, she turned vegan and went on to study and graduate in zoology with a Masters degree, without using animals at all. She now has over 10 years of experience working within animal welfare and rights NGOs – mainly in the field of campaigns and undercover investigations.