As reported last week, Kristen Hassen and Katja Guenther wrote a journal article that calls for abolishing animal shelters and leaving the welfare of dogs and cats to whatever fate befalls them on the streets.
Thank you for your relentless and tireless pursuit of justice for all that live among us, tiny and winged, or large four and two legged. I don’t know why the world is so switched around so that needless killing of animals is called “preserving public safety” when humane options will do, or killing is called “bringing peace” to a distressed animal when one should just relieve the distress. Or calling for the disbandment of sheltering animals “freedom” leaving them in harm’s way. Re-naming cruelty and hiding it behind lofty language doesn’t change the reality of facts..
Something has gone very wrong with this society when all that matters is clicks for ego and the cost is borne by animals or in the case of politics when anyone disadvantaged becomes fair game. Taking down heroes just to get one’s name out in public is vandalism, graffiti on the wall of truth.
There are so many rescue groups and individuals jumping in to help animals that I think the people that we disagree with are just best left while we go about our business helping animals by forming and reforming working groups to get work done.
It is best to just find people we like working with and do the work that needs to be done.
The only problem with this is that while we can choose who we associate with, animals do not have the luxury of ignoring those who stand in the way of progress or, like Hassen and Guenther, try to roll back the gains we have made. Unless they are challenged, animals who enter "shelters" that embrace these policies will continue to be harmed to the point of killing.
Sounds like they are jumping on the current social commentary just to push their own agenda. People need to make sure they do their research and find out facts instead of listening to this false "racism" claim. They would be very interested to see what Kristen is really all about.
I'm so grieved by your latest articles. Those two women seem to be delusional.
I know you are writing about the history in this country. Have you ever heard about William Wilberforce? He was an abolitionist from England who founded the first animal welfare organization "Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."
Thank you for your relentless and tireless pursuit of justice for all that live among us, tiny and winged, or large four and two legged. I don’t know why the world is so switched around so that needless killing of animals is called “preserving public safety” when humane options will do, or killing is called “bringing peace” to a distressed animal when one should just relieve the distress. Or calling for the disbandment of sheltering animals “freedom” leaving them in harm’s way. Re-naming cruelty and hiding it behind lofty language doesn’t change the reality of facts..
Something has gone very wrong with this society when all that matters is clicks for ego and the cost is borne by animals or in the case of politics when anyone disadvantaged becomes fair game. Taking down heroes just to get one’s name out in public is vandalism, graffiti on the wall of truth.
There are so many rescue groups and individuals jumping in to help animals that I think the people that we disagree with are just best left while we go about our business helping animals by forming and reforming working groups to get work done.
It is best to just find people we like working with and do the work that needs to be done.
The only problem with this is that while we can choose who we associate with, animals do not have the luxury of ignoring those who stand in the way of progress or, like Hassen and Guenther, try to roll back the gains we have made. Unless they are challenged, animals who enter "shelters" that embrace these policies will continue to be harmed to the point of killing.
Getting them to convert to NO-KILL would be an even better idea, don't you think?
Sounds like they are jumping on the current social commentary just to push their own agenda. People need to make sure they do their research and find out facts instead of listening to this false "racism" claim. They would be very interested to see what Kristen is really all about.
I'm so grieved by your latest articles. Those two women seem to be delusional.
I know you are writing about the history in this country. Have you ever heard about William Wilberforce? He was an abolitionist from England who founded the first animal welfare organization "Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."
Yes and if you are interested in his work to end the British slave trade, this one is so good, I have given it to people as a gift: https://www.amazon.com/Bury-Chains-Prophets-Rebels-Empires/dp/0618619070.
Thank you, Nathan.
Thank you! I will check it out.