{"id":67,"date":"2017-03-26T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unasblogca.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/26\/changing-the-world-for-animals"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:26:04","slug":"changing-the-world-for-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Changing the world for animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"clear:left;float:left;margin-bottom:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4aa05-nard_2016_beaches-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-495\" src=\"https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o.jpg\" alt=\"13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some people get so defensive in regard to animal rights because they feel they are being blamed. That\u2019s really not the case. It\u2019s not about blame. In our culture and world animal abuse is normal. What animal rights activists are doing is just opening people\u2019s eyes, hearts and mind to the abuse so it becomes unnormalized and untolerated.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like going into drug treatment or the 12 Steps program. No one\u2019s blaming you for using drugs or the bad things you did when an addict. Its just getting you see it is bad, harmful and selfish. Meat and all animal products\/exploitation are equally an addiction, and people need the same steadfast guidance, support and direction to get them to see the light and change their ways.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s pretty hard as an AR activist to remain calm, peaceful and positive in the face of such horrors that are visited upon animals everyday. Occasionally we lose it, fight back in anger. That\u2019s fine, human, and probably necessary for our mental health and wellness. But overall, it\u2019s not our aim. We\u2019re not looking to fight. We are only trying to stop the abuse, the pain, fear, the needless torture and slaughter of animals. We are trying to get people to care, be informed and change. Our methods are peaceful, kind, direct and helpful. We genuinely care and are fighting for a real cause.<\/p>\n<p>I think the animal rights community is very good at positive and peaceful protest, at being helpful, kind and reasonable; the hate, blame and hostility arise from pro animal abuse supporters. And our activism is working. Love, care, progress and peace are languages that humanity speaks and understands. The world is waking up to animal abuse and this is the first step on a much needed pathway of awareness, resolution and  change.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people get so defensive in regard to animal rights because they feel they are being blamed. That\u2019s really not the case. It\u2019s not about blame. In our culture and world animal abuse is normal. What animal rights activists are doing is just opening people\u2019s eyes, hearts and mind to the abuse so it becomes&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/?p=67\"><span class=\"more-text\">Continue reading<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[395],"tags":[252],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal-rights","tag-animals"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1.jpg",1200,799,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1-1024x682.jpg",1024,682,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1.jpg",1200,799,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1.jpg",1200,799,false],"siteorigin-unwind-263x174-crop":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1.jpg",261,174,false],"siteorigin-unwind-360x238-crop":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1.jpg",357,238,false],"siteorigin-unwind-500x500-crop":["https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13323298_10157022603200422_8308840611228596384_o-1.jpg",500,333,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"unarose","author_link":"https:\/\/unasblog.ca\/?author=2"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Some people get so defensive in regard to animal rights because they feel they are being blamed. That\u2019s really not the case. It\u2019s not about blame. In our culture and world animal abuse is normal. 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