From the foremost chimpanzee expert in the world to a Greenpeace worker whose efforts in a 1988 Alaska whale rescue are being highlighted in the upcoming movie Big Miracle, the individuals you are about to meet are saving the lives of millions of animals through their efforts.  They are providing funding, promoting animal welfare campaigns, working in wildlife preserves, even adopting animals as their own.  Best of all, they are encouraging individuals all over the globe to do the same. 

Here are our picks for the top 10 animal rights activists.