First Name : Robert

Last Name : Yamada

Approx. Age : 42

State : Arizona

Tags : Direct Action Everywhere  

Notes

Robert Ryugen Doshin Yamada, formerly Robert Richard Franklin, (DOB: 01/26/80) is Zen Buddhist monk affiliated with the radical animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE). He founded the Animal Liberation Temple in Phoenix in 2019. In 2022, Yamada traveled to Philadelphia with two other DxE members to disrupt the Nathan's hotdog eating contest. One of the protesters whined when hot dog eating champ Joey Chesnut put him in a headlock. Yamada was charged with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct. He works as an auto mechanic and formerly owned a martial arts academy known as Jade Moon Wushu Academy. He's married to Celeste Yamada, a fellow DxE member. The couple live in Phoenix in the Maryvale Village neighborhood. https://web.archive.org/web/20221024140513/https://animalliberationtemple.com/about-us https://archive.ph/CDPHC https://archive.ph/rGIjp https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-r-franklin-iii-8701331a



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