Anton Aguilar

Executive Director, Humane Society International, Mexico

Anton holds an M.A. in comparative politics from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po Paris) and a B.A. in international relations from El Colegio de Mexico. He is responsible for the development and implementation of a wide range of programs focused on animal welfare in Mexico, including campaigns to fight animal cruelty, preventing the cross-border transport of U.S. horses for slaughter, enhancing legislation, stopping the spread of intensive confinement agriculture and improving life for street dogs.