Felix Hnat
Felix Hnat (born July 15, 1982 in Vienna ) is an Austrian animal welfare activist and chairman of the Vegan Society Austria (VGÖ).
Hnat was the second defendant alongside Martin Balluch in the Wiener Neustädter animal rights trial . He was not legally acquitted on all charges on May 2, 2011. Parts of the trial were repeated and on May 27, 2014 he was finally acquitted on all charges.
Life
Hnat studied economics at the Vienna University of Economics . He completed his studies in 2006, his thesis was on "Agricultural subsidies from an animal law perspective". He “had to” break off his doctorate in economic sociology due to the animal welfare process.
He lives vegan , is unmarried and has no children.
Commitment to animal rights and the vegan way of life
Hnat began his engagement as an activist with the Verein Gegen Tierfabriken (VGT). His protests against fur sales and, above all, contacting fashion houses such as Kleid Bauer led to his involvement in the animal welfare process.
Immediately after the first not legally binding acquittal, Hnat worked for a year in Berlin as a project manager for the environmental protection project GV-Sustainable, where he advised large kitchens.
Since 2005, Hnat has been the chairman of the Vegan Society Austria, where he is also responsible for public relations. He is also Vice President of the “European Vegetarian Union”. As chairman of the Vegan Society Austria, he is also the main legal organizer of various events: Veganmania Summer Festival in Vienna, Veggie Planet Fairs, Vegan Planet Fair in Vienna and the Vienna Vegan Ball.
Hnat was a speaker at the IMF in Lindau on Lake Constance, the VDB baking colloquium, the industry conference of Austrian communal catering and an event in the EU Parliament.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Standard online: Animal rights activist not legally acquitted May 2, 2011
- ^ Österreich 1 Abendjournal: Animal welfare process over: acquittal May 27, 2014
- ↑ Hnat, Felix, Economics Diploma Thesis: Agricultural Subsidies from an Animal Law Perspective Vienna University of Economics and Business 2006 (PDF)
- ↑ Vienna online article: Animal rights activist trial in Wr Neustadt continues: Lawyers optimistic May 8, 2014
- ↑ derprocess.com Background information: The protagonists - Felix Hnat , official website for the film documentation
- ↑ gv-nachhaltig.de Felix Hnat ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , official project page of GV-Sustainable
- ↑ Team page of the Vegan Society Austria on the official website of the organization
- ↑ Team page of the European Vegetarian Union
- ↑ Der Kurier online: Veganmania - the festival of vegans June 4th, 2015
- ↑ Salzburger Nachrichten online: March 18, 2013 can also be done without meat
- ↑ Today online: Vegan Planet - Vienna becomes the vegan center of Europe ( Memento from March 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) November 23, 2015
- ↑ ORF online: Fourth Vegan Ball in Vienna on February 6, 2016
- ↑ HGV Praxis - magazine for the Austrian hotel industry, gastronomy and large-scale catering online: 22nd IMF targeted the GV June 14, 2012
- ↑ backwelt.de VDB Austria invites you to Schladming May 15, 2015
- ↑ Official VGÖ website: Vegan focus at the Austrian community catering industry conference on August 26, 2015
- ↑ Official VGÖ website: Vegan Society in the EU Parliament December 15, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hnat, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian animal rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |