The Animals & Culture Collective (ACC) is the official home of the Animal Rights History (ARH) website, the only authorized and complete restoration of the online resource created by Cindy Stein and her partner.
Following Cindy’s tragic passing in 2015, the website disappeared. However, her former partner—the co-creator of the ARH website—said that before her passing, Cindy entrusted this project to me, and he legally transferred full ownership of the website’s files to me via a bill of sale.
The ARH website is now an ACC proprietary project. ACC holds the sole rights to restore, protect, and expand the ARH website. We are committed to preserving and advancing the site’s original vision, ensuring that it remains a vital resource for historians, students, activists and the general public.
Why ACC?
ACC is being developed as a nonprofit organization dedicated to ethical stewardship, transparency, and long-term sustainability. Through partnerships with archives, artists, collectors, and an internship program, we are building a growing, community-supported resource—ensuring that the ARH website expands in a way that remains true to Cindy’s vision.
At its core, the Animal Rights History website was built on a foundation of ethics, kindness, and respect—values inseparable from the broader movement for animal rights. Upholding these same principles includes respecting Cindy’s original work and her intentions.
Unauthorized Version
Recently, an individual announced an unauthorized version of the ARH website, scraping content from archive.org despite acknowledging that it will be incomplete, since we hold the website’s full set of files. He also has begun fundraising using Cindy’s name—an unethical act.
He falsely claims to have collaborated with Cindy, giving the impression of a partnership. While Cindy corresponded with many people throughout her work, she only collaborated with her partner—who was a silent partner. She even stated that she worked alone on the ARH website, which was something she and I discussed at length.
Additionally, he is using a photograph of Cindy on a webpage he developed for fundraising, without permission. Apparently, he refuses to accept that Cindy and her partner entrusted the website to someone they knew and trusted—not to him. Today, the ARH website serves as the cornerstone of the Animals & Culture Collective’s projects—a restoration guided by the ethical principles that Cindy believed in.
This person’s unauthorized project misleads supporters, diverts resources from the only legitimate restoration, and violates the ethical standards on which the ARH website was built. Just as we advocate for justice and compassion for animals, we must uphold those same values in our own interactions with one another.
The Animal Rights History website is copyrighted and is now the intellectual property of the Animals & Culture Collective, to preserve, protect, and expand.
Opportunities to Collaborate
While planning the ARH restoration, I made multiple good-faith offers to collaborate with this individual, who ultimately refused to formalize a partnership or provide a clear structured plan and budget—all essential for a responsible and transparent restoration.
Nevertheless, if he discontinues his unauthorized project, I am open to discussing how he might contribute in an advisory capacity.
Thank you for helping to preserve, protect, and grow this vital historical resource. We hope that you will support this effort with a donation or by sharing your expertise.
Eric Greene
Founder
Animals & Culture Collective™
Animals & Culture Collective™ 