This morning Champagne Breakfast host Andy had a VERY interesting conversation with one of the world's most well-respected animal rights activists Dr. Martin Balluch.  Dr. Balluch spent four and a half months in an Austrian prison after he and other activists were wrongly accused of belonging to 'a criminal organisation'.  He staged a hunger-strike during his prison stay, from which he collapsed and had to be artificially fed.

He is currently touring the country talking to animal rights activists before speaking about strategies for social change in a democracy at a conference in Auckland.  To hear his amazing story or to learn more about animal rights follow these links:

Biography of Martin Balluch

Association Against Animal Factories

UK newspaper opinion on the Dr. Balluch's jail term