When people see this truth and speak it, it can create a powerful domino effect. The truth spreads, and people are inspired to fight back. And we are seeing that unfolding right now for animal rights. You can see the change on social media. Posts not just about dogs, but farm animals too, are going viral. When large numbers of ordinary people find their voice, the foundation for a movement is established. We have been waiting for this moment. Let’s seize it.
WAYNE HSIUNG: The fight for animals has been a losing one for most of the last 50 years. The numbers are almost too large to comprehend: millions in labs, billions in factory farms, and trillions in ecosystems devastated by human encroachment.
But all that is about to change. Because we are near a turning point for animal rights. This might seem like a strange statement, given that I’m facing felony charges for rescuing beagles from Ridglan Farms. The government of Dane County certainly does not seem to be turning the right way. But the government often lags behind the rest of society. When you look more broadly, something is changing in our society’s support for animal rights.
You can see it in the newspapers. Yesterday, the New York Times columnist Ezra Klein published a powerful condemnation of the corruption and cruelty of the pig farming industry. It was one of three opinion pieces published by the Times in the last few weeks challenging the abuse of animals.
You can see the change on social media. Posts not just about dogs, but farm animals too, are going viral. The open rescuer Zoe Rosenberg racked up hundreds of millions of views on her social media after she was put on trial for rescuing four chickens from a slaughterhouse. Chickens, not dogs!…
But when people see this truth and speak it, it can create a powerful domino effect. The truth spreads, and people are inspired to fight back. And we are seeing that unfolding right now for animal rights. It’s not just the thousands of people who signed up to join the Ridglan rescue, leading to a historic release of over 1500 dogs.
It’s the new confidence of the kid at school giving presentations about factory farming. It’s the new courage of the introvert who comes to a horse carriage protest for the first time. People aren’t just taking the Green Pill. They’re speaking out.
That bodes well for the future. When large numbers of ordinary people find their voice, the foundation for a movement is established. We have been waiting for this moment. That mama beagle at Ridglan in 2017 has been waiting for it. Let’s seize it, and never leave another suffering mom behind. SOURCE
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