Like the civil rights and women's rights movements
before it, the animal rights movement has mushroomed into a social and
political movement of monumental proportions. As never before in
history, people of all persuasions are speaking out against practices
and institutions that violate animals. Advocates are challenging the
furrier, the puppy mill operator, the circus promoter, and the
laboratory researcher. They are confronting the zoo keeper, the pet shop
owner, the dog track operator, the meat and dairy farmer, and the sport
hunter. In every arena where animals are exploited, people are standing
up and declaring, "Enough! We won't take it any more! Animals have
rights!"
Animal rights can no longer be dismissed as an extremist
philosophy spouted by "fringe elements." Leaders of the animal rights
movement are educated and well-informed. Their challenges are based on
facts, not rhetoric.
Many victories have been achieved for animals in recent
years. Animal advocates have successfully intervened to reduce the
needless suffering and untimely deaths of countless animals. But that's
just the tiniest tip of the iceberg. There is still a long, long way to
go.
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