My former brother-in-law and friend Alexis Diaz Limaco, who has died from cancer aged 50, devoted his life to animal welfare and workers’ rights. Armed with irresistible charm and determination, Alexis was at the heart of a huge public shift in attitudes towards animals in entertainment in Latin America and leaves a legacy of legislation in many countries.
A chance encounter in an Indian restaurant in Brick Lane, London, with Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips, founders of the animal welfare organisation Animal Defenders International, saw him recruited by ADI in 2003 as an undercover investigator. Despite Alexis turning up hours late for his first meeting in ADI’s west London offices, it was the start of a 20-year-long working relationship and friendship.
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