Kim Stallwood is an animal rights author and independent scholar with more than 45 years of personal commitment as a vegan and professional experience in leadership positions. The British Library acquired the Kim Stallwood Archive in 2020. He is a consultant with Tier im Recht, the Zurich-based animal law organization, on projects preserving animal rights history, including acquiring his library. He is writing the biography of Topsy, the female Asian elephant electrocuted to death on Coney Island, New York, in 1903. As a volunteer, he is a member of the Culture & Animals Foundation board of directors and was the Executive Director of Minding Animals International (2012-2017). His book, Growl, is published by Lantern and contributes to various anthologies. Working in a chicken slaughterhouse prompted him to become a vegetarian in 1974. He became a vegan in 1976. He holds dual citizenship in the UK and USA.
