Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Armchair activism - be a voice for the voiceless...

It's been a couple weeks since I did one of these posts - apologies.
Recently I've been reading some work of animal rights / liberationists with an abolitionist approach that would suggest that signing campaigns isn't very constructive and can be a waste of time.
I would beg to differ, because every now and then either on Twitter, or by email, I hear back about a campaign (such as the one below) that has been successful in achieving its objective. And even if the campaign hasn't been successful in its ultimate objective, it has still raised awareness of a vital issue.
Every voice that is lent to a campaign - be it marching on the street or quietly adding a signature to an online petition - helps.

YOU are a custodian of this beautiful planet and all of its inhabitants.
YOU are a voice for the voiceless.

Thank you.




Petition against the production and export of foie gras in ALL of Europe.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/10/we-the-undersigned/

Put and end to dog fighting in car trunks.
http://forcechange.com/64627/put-an-end-to-dog-fighting-in-car-trunks/#.Ue5rXJoPpq0.twitter

Protect the Appalachian mountains and waterways.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/157/880/275/#

Save the Scottish Wildcat.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/356/348/002/save-the-scottish-wildcat/

Oppose 100million sharks a year being killed just to make soup.
https://secure.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1489

Regulate the aquarium trade (I would say write to BAN it).
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/374/553/573/indonesia-regulate-the-aquarium-trade/

Conserve space for the endangered panther.
http://theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/ars/petition/DOW-GivePanthersRoomToRoam

Stop local authorities from killing stray dogs (8903 in the UK last year!).
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/52351

Stop free newspaper ads giving pets away 'free to good homes'.
https://www.change.org/petitions/gumtree-all-papers-that-put-dogs-cats-free-to-a-good-home-stop-advertising-free-animals?utm_campaign=twitter_link_action_box&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition

Campaign to end the barbaric Pamplona Bull Run.
http://www.league.org.uk/content/764/Pamplona-Bull-Run#

Ban the use of full inversion slaughter boxes.
 http://www.change.org/petitions/ban-the-use-of-full-inversion-slaugher-boxes-live-animal-export-trade-2?utm_campaign=twitter_link_action_box&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition

We call for a Cumulative Impact Assessment of Welfare Reform, and a New Deal for sick & disabled people based on their needs, abilities and ambitions. 
 http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/43154

Stop catching turtles for turtle races.
 http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13901

Save the pink dolphin from extinction.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/763/299/553/save-the-pink-dolphin-from-extinction-in-hong-kong-and-taiwan/#

End the dolphin slaughter in Japan.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/end-dolphin-slaughter-in-japan/

Stop Kangaroo slaughter.
 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/637/237/798/stop-killing-kangaroos-for-shoe-leather/

 

 



No comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you for reading. Thank you for commenting.