Laura Guttridge

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Laura Guttridge Received a Bachelors Degree From
The University of Central Florida
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• Laura Guttridge studied philosophy from one of
  the countrys most prestigious college philosophy
  departments at The University of Central Florida.
  She is a former swimsuit model, a respectable
  author as well as an animal activist. The
  childrens book, Gypsy The Christmas Cat is
  written by Laura and it is based on a real life
  cat named Gypsy.

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• This book teaches children to show love and
  respect towards animals. Laura was widely
  appreciated for writing a book that introduces
  children to values such as trust, compassion and
  patience.Laura Guttridge cares for animals and
  strives hard to bring awareness to their
  suffering.

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• She participated in many campaigns and protests
  and raised her voice against the mistreatment of
  animals used for entertainment, meat,
  experimentation, fur, etc. In the early 1990's
  she founded a small grass-roots animals right's
  group called Marion County Voices for Animals.
  This animal right's group was located in Ocala,
  Florida.

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• Laura was the president of MCVA when they helped
  successfully encouraged the Marion County Animal
  Shelter to stop using the outdated decompression
  chamber, and switch to the more humane lethal
  injection. In 2002 she was a top signature
  gatherer for a ballot initiative that banned the
  cruel confinement of pigs on factory farms in
  Florida. Moreover, she promoted a vegetarian
  lifestyle by taking part in PETAs vegetarian
  starter kit campaigns.

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• About Laura Guttridge
• Laura Guttridge is an animal activist, a former
  successful swimsuit model and an author. She is
  highly educated with a Bachelors degree in
  Philosophy from the prestigious Philosophy
  Department at The University of Central Florida.
  She is also the author of the childrens book
  Gypsy the Christmas Cat which teaches children
  about trust, patience and compassion towards
  animals.

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• The book is based on a real life cat named Gypsy
  that the author rescued many years ago. Children
  learn about giving unconditional love, kindness
  and a home to animals. She has received many
  awards for protecting animals such as The 2007
  Humanitarian of The Year Award from The Humane
  Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County.
  She is on the Board of Directors for The Animal
  Rights Foundation of Florida and she also
  established Marion County Voices for Animals.

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