Butler was inspired by her great uncle civil rights leaderCesar Chavez. She first became a vegan when she was six years old, and then convinced her friends and family to follow a vegan diet.[1][2] At the age of eight, she asked the Long Beach, California city council to endorse 'Meatless Mondays'.[3]
At the age of ten, she gave a TEDx talk, "A Ten Year-Old's Vision for Healing the Planet" that discussed the negative impact of animal agriculture on the environment.[1] She also runs her own Global Youth Movement.[4] Butler is featured in Disney's 2020 Marvel Villain Project.[5][6] She is the founder of the nonprofit organization Genesis for Animals, which raises funds for sanctuaries around the world.[1]
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^Hanna, Chris (9 February 2019). "Environmental group offers Pope Francis $1 million to eat vegan food for Lent".Telegraph-Journal; Saint John, N.B. pp. B.15 – viaProquest.
