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Animal rights, autism activist to speak at UW-L

Posted 11:39 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014

A woman who is considered a leader in both the animal welfare and autism advocacy movements will speak at UW-L.

[caption id="attachment_36274" align="alignleft" width="250"]Grandin-Temple Animal rights and autism activist Temple Grandin speaks at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at UW-L.[/caption] A woman who is considered a leader in both the animal welfare and autism advocacy movements will speak at UW-L. Temple Grandin will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Grandin is a professional designer of humane livestock facilities. She designed the “center track restrainer system” that handles almost half of North American cattle. Grandin also has Asperger’s Syndrome and for the first four years of her life showed no signs of academic or social development. Grandin’s talk is part of the Campus Activities Board Series. Tickets in advance are: $3 for UW-L students and $5 for others. Tickets the day of the talk are: $6 for UW-L students and $10 for others. For more about Grandin, visit http://www.templegrandin.com/. For more information about the program, visit uwlax.edu/CAB or call 608.785.8873. If you go- Who: Temple Grandin What: Animal rights and autism advocacy talk When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition Admission: Tickets in advance: UW-L students $3, others $5; tickets the day of the talk: UW-L students $6, others $10

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