It is important to know the difference between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Groups. Whether you support animal rights, or animal welfare, there is a massive difference. Below is a caption from a recent post by USARK - United States Association of Reptile Keepers that outlines the differences and how some Animals Rights groups pose as Animal Welfare groups to help raise funding to take away your pets. Animal Rights Group Examples: Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Animal Defense League, Animal Liberation Front. Animal Welfare Group Examples: Local Humane Societies, Animal and Pet Rescues, Animal Educational Organizations such as Herpetological Societies. Most of us support Animal Welfare. We want animals to be treated humanely and cared for by educated and dedicated owners. We want to see conservation save endangered species, and work be done to reduce the pressure on animals in the wild. We want to se animals in need helped to gain health and find a loving forever home. All of this is against the beliefs of Animal Rights groups, including conservation! You DO NOT believe in animal rights if you feel it is okay to do even one of the following: • Play fetch with a dog • Pet a cat • Ride a horse • Have any animal as a pet (dog, cat, fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, etc.) • Eat eggs for breakfast • Have milk (dairy) on your cereal • Eat cheese (dairy) and crackers • Wear a leather belt • Use animal insulin if diabetic (animal insulin is less common today but saved million of lives) • Celebrate Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner • Etc. If you believe any single item noted above is acceptable, you are not an animal rights activist and you do not support animal rights. However, if you believe in the humane treatment of animals, responsible pet ownership, and the benefits of the bond between humans and animals, you are an animal welfare advocate. Animal welfare and animal rights are vastly different. AR activists believe that there should be absolutely no interaction between humans and animals. No livestock. No pets. Absolutely no interaction. Many AR groups pose as animal welfare groups. It is very important to learn the true agenda of any organization before donating your money or time. Many of these faux animal welfare groups raise money fraudulently by showing commercials of abused dogs and cats. Hundreds of millions of dollars are raised annually by these groups. Often, less than 1% of money raised goes to the care of the animals shown in these advertisements. These groups will even often take credit for rescues and animal care in which they have no involvement. The statement below was made following Hurricane Katrina and is a clear illustration: We just completed the largest animal evacuation in the history of New Orleans. After its completion, HSUS drove their trucks up in front of the whole deal, shot some footage and has posted it as their own rescue. - MuttShack Animal Rescue Would you donate $100 to help animals if you knew that only $1 of that donation would actually benefit animals? The other $99 is spent on lobbying to directly remove the freedoms of Americans, education which may mean placing spay/neuter your pet stickers on pairs of socks and shipping them to thousands of people, payroll and other activities having nothing to do with the care of dogs and cats. Donate locally and know where your hard-earned money is going.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:14:54 +0000
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