These days I think it’s often up to individuals to directly help the animals, people, and Earth.... Especially when in the U.S. the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2006 and ag-gag laws in many states have hindered animal advocacy organizations. Signing online petitions, bearing witness, peddling “awareness” merchandise, and other obsolete tactics have taken the teeth out of these groups, and then there are the “panhandlers” from corporate animal advocacy organizations. Global corporations rule the world, with governments increasingly as an extension of that dominance. So it’s up to citizens to take action on our own, guided by our conscience and using the skills and means that we each have to be of practical help to anyone who needs it.
Credit for this modified post is due to another poster. I just modified it because I liked how the poster put it. Please check out these books:
"Beyond Bullets - The Suppression of Dissent in the United States" by Jules Boykoff; "Green is the New Red - An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege" by Will Potter; and "Animal Oppression & Human Violence - Domesecration, Capitalism and Global Conflict" by David A. Nibert; AND "Total Liberation - The Power and Promise of Animal Rights and the Radical Earth Movement" by David Naguib Pellow (the section on SHAC and SHAC7, especially).
Yes we took practical action on our own, protesting against a local fast food joint in chicken costumes for two years (they closed, I got severe skin cancer); then protested against a local fur store for a year and a half. They closed, hurray, but the AETA as well as tort limits barring suits against corporations really took hold then. Now, thanks to Wayne and brave company, I'll help again any way I can (Don't press for $, as I donated half my lifetime income to animal rights and am - temporarily I hope - skint.) With love from Vegans in Oregon!
Yes this actually gives hope for the future if the harshest government officials can perhaps show a slightly bit of compassion, and I mean very slightly .
These days I think it’s often up to individuals to directly help the animals, people, and Earth.... Especially when in the U.S. the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2006 and ag-gag laws in many states have hindered animal advocacy organizations. Signing online petitions, bearing witness, peddling “awareness” merchandise, and other obsolete tactics have taken the teeth out of these groups, and then there are the “panhandlers” from corporate animal advocacy organizations. Global corporations rule the world, with governments increasingly as an extension of that dominance. So it’s up to citizens to take action on our own, guided by our conscience and using the skills and means that we each have to be of practical help to anyone who needs it.
Thanks again!
Well said!
Credit for this modified post is due to another poster. I just modified it because I liked how the poster put it. Please check out these books:
"Beyond Bullets - The Suppression of Dissent in the United States" by Jules Boykoff; "Green is the New Red - An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege" by Will Potter; and "Animal Oppression & Human Violence - Domesecration, Capitalism and Global Conflict" by David A. Nibert; AND "Total Liberation - The Power and Promise of Animal Rights and the Radical Earth Movement" by David Naguib Pellow (the section on SHAC and SHAC7, especially).
Sounds good and thanks!
Yes we took practical action on our own, protesting against a local fast food joint in chicken costumes for two years (they closed, I got severe skin cancer); then protested against a local fur store for a year and a half. They closed, hurray, but the AETA as well as tort limits barring suits against corporations really took hold then. Now, thanks to Wayne and brave company, I'll help again any way I can (Don't press for $, as I donated half my lifetime income to animal rights and am - temporarily I hope - skint.) With love from Vegans in Oregon!
Yes this actually gives hope for the future if the harshest government officials can perhaps show a slightly bit of compassion, and I mean very slightly .