Temple Grandin is a best-selling author and a professor at Colorado State University. Self described as a highly-functioning autistic with a PhD in animal science, she’s worked closely with the fast food industry to develop humane slaughtering practices. Grandin is credited with dramatically impacting animal welfare, particularly livestock, for the better. Her life is the subject of a 2010 HBO film starring Claire Danes.

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