How to get involved in Animal Rights

Does it ever seem the animal rights problems are too vast and you don't even know where to start? Here you'll learn that big or small, every step you take makes a difference. You'll also learn the most effective steps to take that will make your efforts go farther.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A desire to help
• The fortitude to face facts that are not pretty
• Depending on you-small or large amounts or time-BOTH are extremely helpful.
• The patience to know this is not a fight that can be won overnight

1. RESEARCH-Nothing you do is more important. With hundreds of Animal Rights groups out there, finding the one (or more) for you takes some work.

2. When looking at an Animal Rights charity, make sure their beliefs coincide with your own

3. * Do you have time on your hands? Every shelter in America would be grateful for your help. They need compassionate people to walk animals, clean cages, help with fundraising, and a multitude of other things

4. * How about fostering an animal? Many 'shelters' have no facility and are in need of good temporary homes for homeless animals

Tips & Warnings

• Don't get discouraged! Every step you take, no matter how small it may seem, is huge for animals.
• Research Animal Rights organizations carefully. Look at their financial information which they are required to post on their website. If most of their money is going towards salaries, how much help are they really providing to animals?

Resources

• Animal Legal Defense Fund-Protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system
• Farm Sanctuary-Rescue, Education, and Advocacy for Farm Animals
• Best Friends-A giant source for animal advocacy

[lissa80]

on 11/15/2009 What?
Did the writer even read the heading?
Animal rights is a debate concerning non-human, sentient life, the law and morality...not about helping out rehoming pets.
Oh dear!

[billybobjoe]

on 1/19/2009 For the record, animal shelters have nothing to do with animal rights; that's animal welfare and there's a huge difference.

[mouse854]

on 4/27/2008 I love your article! Very informative...

[lucafalero]

on 1/31/2008 Great article!

[pigs4fun]

on 1/10/2008 Thank you for the info :::0000))))