WE ARE THE HSUS // SUPPORTERS AND STAFF IN ACTION ROBERT IN MEMORIAM. LUCIUS PAXSON OFFIELD// 1951-2015 ‘ASIA PROGRAM SUS SUPPORTER Paxson “Packy” Offiele protected animalsand theirhab- MANAGER SE itatwithjoy and vigor He loved being in FARM A ature. 1t was in his ONA, he said. He #1 BY TRACY L. SCOTT shared his love of lakes, rivers and ‘oceans wth is wife Susan, andinstiled AN OFFICER AND AN itin theirchildren and grandchildren. ADVOCATE: During his ‘The deste to safeguard the habitat days 28 foreign language of California’ Catalina bland was also ‘and culture adviser for the innate. His family created the Catalina US. Marine Corps, Robert Island Conservancy to protect neatly 90, Luclus was tained to be @ percent of the island’ land, Offietd was military diplomat. As the a longtime member ofthe conservan {Asia program manager for Humane Society International -Farm Animals Lucius has found his (y's board and led the Santa Catalina diplomatic taining valuable in his mission to influence companies, governments and other 'sland Company, which owns much of organizations 1 adopt better animal welfare standards and encourage people to eat more the rest of the island, for decades. The humanely habitat surrounding his other home in ‘Asa military attaché in Vietnam and Indonesia, Lucius worked with local governments Harbor Springs, Michigan, was no less and militaries to develop programs and promote bilateral relations, he says. He determined precious to him; Offed helped the focal the needs of specific organizations and worked to find common ground with them"! now Little Traverse Conservancy preserve try touse the experience that | gained asa military diplomat to develop that sot of nuanced villdemessin five counties. awareness of what someone’ issues and constraints are—the local perspective he says, Once Offeld’s passions extended beyond Luciushas a clear understanding of acompany/sor country’s goals andinterests then he can bis backyards, encompassing interna- consider those concems when proposing better animal welfare practices. tional projects He funded conservation projects suchas studies of dolphins and [AN AHA MOMENT: It was in Vietnam where the roots ofLucus animal advocacy formed. On penguins, as co-chairman ofthe Offild ‘a mlltary trip therein 2006, he caught the desperate gaze ofa captured street dog onthe way Family Foundation and was on the to slaughterhouse. Lucius wishes he had intervened in that moment, His conviction grew ‘board of various conservation groups. not long after, when he saw another dog being prepared as a meal. He championed animals ofallkinds, Even before HSIs push to end the dog meat trade in Asia, Lucius connected the eating of helping in many diferent ways. Among dogs with the eating of other animals and stopped eating meat altogether. In the years since, cother things, he donated money and Lucius founded a vegetarian support group and is pursuing a doctoral degree with research land, endowed a professorship in ma- focused on dietary transitions. fine ecology and personally tagged Lucius draws on all his experiences for his current eforsin Vietnam and other countries Pact fish fr conservation research. across Southeast and East Asia, where he works to improve the lives of farm animals. For years, Offield partnered with The HSUS."The HSUS isso grateful to OVERCOMING CHALLENGES: Persuading govemments farms and businesses to adoptan- Packy and his wife, Susan’ says HSUS imal welfare standards is one obstacle Lucius faces but there's also the challenge of educating President and CEO Wayne Pacele, “for Individuals about healthy plant-based diets not being bystanders in the face of so Egg, meat and milk consumption are on the rse in Asia, in turn leading to an increase ‘many problems that animals face and in factory farming, but there are very few organized groups advocating on behalf of farm “stepping up in such animals. Concems about hunger and malnutrition have a profound influence an the conver- u meaningful ways— ‘ation around food and farming inthe region, along with the unique history, culture cuisine om issues from fac | stone senoeamystn bay Contmngret caer eons mts pen cal otras Broth igo Cenc pcel coum betta recente gin | foe Seamer Peers Tonet 16 ataninals Nowoec 208