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Directed ResearchJessica Croce | Summer 2010
ADVOCACY FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS
• Personal Experiences
• Trends & Memes
• Successes
• Hypothesis
“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than
black people were made for white, or women created for
men.”-ALICE WALKER
Personal Experiences
Personal Experiences
Personal Experiences
Personal Experiences
ADVOCATE
1 : one that pleads the cause of another, specifically : one that pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court.
2 : one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal.
3 : one that supports or promotes the interests of another.
Trends & Memes
New Formats & Considerations
CAUSES• Healthcare
• Human Rights
– Gender
– Sexual Orientation
– Religion
– Poverty
• Animal Rights
• Environmental
Trends & Memes
“The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot
speak for themselves.”-JANE GOODALL
Trends & Memes
NON PROFIT JOBS A large percentage of Americans work for non profit
VOLUNTEERING Makes people feel like they’re “giving back”
FACEBOOKDonations for Causes
PetitionsGroups
CANVASSINGMobile Giving - mass text donations
Haiti Relief( $10 per person/ $6 million raised)
CANVASSINGFundraising
Petitions
New Formats &Considerations
HUMAN RIGHTS | HEALTH✚ People respond when they feel threatened/ “when it gets personal”
✚AIDS, Cancer and the flu
✚marathons, ribbons, awareness days
HUMAN RIGHTS | POVERTY✚Everyday 25,000 children die of entirely preventable causes
✚Last mile problem: the funds, technology & infrastructure are there✚Incentives/ vouchers- immunizations
- bed nets- schools
HUMAN RIGHTS | CIVIL RIGHTS✚ Civil Rights leader intent on peaceful protest
- boycotts (Montgomery Bus Boycott)
- sit-ins (Greensboro Sit-in)
- marches
✚ Sought to ensure equality through laws
HUMAN RIGHTS | WOMEN✚ The Headscarf: SakenaYacoobi, a Pakistani Muslim Advocate
“This headscarf and these clothes give me the freedom to do what I need to do, to speak to those whose support and
assistance is critical for this work.”-SAKENA YACOOBI
New Formats &Considerations
New Formats &Considerations
RESEARCH OUTLINE
- Enslavement And Worship Of Animals
- Domestication Of Dogs And Cats (Symbiotic)
- They Are Models For Our Relationship With People
History Of Human–Animal Interaction
Prehistoric
Domestication
Ancient Cultures And Religions
Medieval Period
The Age Of Enlightenment & The Use Of Vivisection
British Advocacy & Law
The 20thCentury
The Link Between Animal Abuse And Violence Against People
Fiction/ Science Fiction Planet of the Apes
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
New Formats &Considerations
“The assumption that animals are without rights andthe illusion that our treatment of them has no moral
significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion
is the only guarantee of morality.”
- ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER, GERMAN PHILOSOPHER
This thesis presents the hypothesis that a co-equal relationship with other animal species will lead to a deeper understanding of the human condition, increased quality of living and new insights into the nature of empathy. Mahatma Gandhi believed, “One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals.” This approach could be an indication of positive human evolution - to recognize that other species have an inherent right to life, free from abuse and exploitation.
New Formats &Considerations