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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 57 sec.) ; 168369133 bytes |
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Introduced by Her Royal Highness Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of JordanJan Cameron is a self-made woman. The daughter of a grocer, she left Australia in the 60's with a car and a sewing machine and a head full of dreams. After years of struggle in New Zealand, where she staved off bankruptcy on many occasions, her vision took shape with the birth of the Kathmandu outdoor clothing empire.She sold the company in 2006 for $218 million and joined the BRW rich list. But Jan Cameron isn't your average millionaire.More comfortable feeding the chooks on her rural Tasmanian property than with the celebrity, set she's throwing herself and her money into a new venture - ending factory farming of pigs and chickens.Working with one of Australia's most formidable animal advocates, former policewoman Lyn White, their combined campaign against sow stalls for pregnant pigs last year led to the Tasmanian Government's commitment to ban sow stalls. Coles supermarkets have followed suit and are already phasing out the sale of sow stalls pork.Now, with the Animal Justice Fund, announced in June and bankrolled by Jan to the tune of $5 million, they are highlighting the plight of Australia's battery hens and meat chickens. And the industry is not happy."I think if Jan's got five million to commit, she should talk constructively with an organisation that deals with farmers, rather than setting up a fund that's really out to get them." - Andrew Broad, Victorian Famers Federation"I think we are at a bit of a tipping point here... I'm prepared to throw all my wealth at it and a large part of my energies. And I'm very persistent." - Jan CameronProducer: Jennifer Feller Executive Producer: Deborah Fleming |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-10-11 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Businesswomen -- Conduct of life.
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Cameron, Jane.
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Livestock.
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Women philanthropists.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Al Hussein, Alia bint, host
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Atkins, Neil, contributor
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Broad, Andrew, contributor
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Cameron, Jan, contributor
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Haswell, Emma, contributor
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McEwen, Graeme, contributor
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Podestra, Lesley, contributor
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White, Lyn, contributor
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Wicht, Bernie, contributor
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