tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post5237747719330902629..comments2023-09-08T13:09:48.069-05:00Comments on Wisconsin Watchdog: Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare - RevisitedKathy Pobloskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072184840208462648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-24327557022091906602010-11-09T11:29:16.055-06:002010-11-09T11:29:16.055-06:00It was an incredible week to say the least! A smal...It was an incredible week to say the least! A small / large milestone on a very hard path - hard if we try to dictate rather than appeal to the broader good. As you say, there is probably not ONE member of the rural community in Missouri who would support the horrors that are puppy mills. But the language we use is key - and allowed the opposition to paint the Proposition as threatening their livelihoods. <br />My dad, a cattle rancher in Alberta, was 100% for animal welfare - he raised his Herefords with love and kindness. Hard to fathom, I'm sure, when viewed from the extreme edges of our animal advocacy movements. It is his example that is largely responsible for me becoming first a vegetarian and then a vegan. <br />You are absolutely right in letting us know that we need to listen and position our arguments for the best possible success.<br />I also heartily second Dana's comment that we need to work together for our animal companions - the dog in the shelter who is at risk does not care if someone from the HSUS, ASPCA or another animal agency saves his life and provides a home for him. <br />Incredible when our goals are EXACTLY THE SAME [saving lives] that we'd allow language and posturing to impede our progress.<br />Keep up the awesome work, Kathy! And [to quote Billy Bragg] take the crunchy w. the smooth! ;)MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824862051499584661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-26159369672426464742010-11-09T09:26:44.298-06:002010-11-09T09:26:44.298-06:00I didn't read the first entry on this blog...b...I didn't read the first entry on this blog...but I must say after reading this...I perfectly understand what you are saying, and it makes A LOT of sense....! I never thought about the "Animal Rights" and how people may perceive that differently than helping dogs in a puppy mill..because how could only 51 percent vote for that bill ?? The other 49 percent certainly didn't understand what it truly was, or that bill would have passed with flying colors! You have already educated ME on the importance of being educated ~ it does take a little more time and effort, but NOTHING that really matters comes easily!!! Thanks Kathy :)Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396948254373275967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832387493738769350.post-799140212329111312010-11-09T06:54:54.892-06:002010-11-09T06:54:54.892-06:00Kathy - I do enjoy reading your posts. One though...Kathy - I do enjoy reading your posts. One thought I want to add is this: if we let the opposition dictate who can and cannot advocate for animal-friendly legislation, they have already won. That is a great tactic, isn't it? At Heartland Farm Sanctuary, we have friends who are animal farmers, who eat meat, who are vegetarian, who are vegan, who have worked for PETA, and who are at the farthest end of the animal rights spectrum. Let's embrace everyone and the resources they can offer to help animals!Dana Barrehttp://www.heartlandfarmsanctuary.orgnoreply@blogger.com