What does it mean to be a student of animal advocacy? It means we - TopicsExpress

What does it mean to be a student of animal advocacy? It means we never stop learning by exploring strategies to increase our effectiveness. For example, when I wear my Mercy For Animals Ask me why Im a vegetarian t-shirt, people often ask, Why are you a vegetarian? Ive learned not to say, Because I love animals because it sets them up to reply, Me too. I love to eat them. Instead, I usually reply, in a friendly tone, I choose to oppose unthinkable cruelty or I say I want to live a compassionate life. Its very hard for someone to give a flippant reply to those remarks. They usually ask me what I mean which gives me an opportunity to explain. Find what works best for you. We serve suffering animals well when we regularly evaluate our advocacy to determine what works best to inspire others to make the same realizations weve made.