Up-Date On Becoming An Animal Rights Activist

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Okay a little while ago, I did a discussion asking ideas from you folks about how one can go about becoming an activist with animals rights...big time.. A lot of you made fantastic suggestions, and thank you Well while your ideas were pouring in, I began to write to just about every animals rights organization going to get their ideas as well, from ASPCA, The Humane Society Of The United States, The Anti-Vivisection Society,Friends of Animals and yes, of course, PETA..and I still haven't finished as their are a LOT..thank goodness The one real common denominator in response I've gotten is to become politically active...Now you may ask..how does one really do this..First, join the activist sector that almost every single of these organizations have...and no you don't have to spend a dime to donate if you don't want to. By signing up to the activist e-mail newsletters they will give you alerts of what new petitions there are to sign up for, and the one with PETA was the one that alerted me to the two bills that Assemblyman Gregory R. Ball is proposing to eliminate the puppy mill industry..but just in this, mine state...BUT, if each and every person does approach their elected officials and suggest the idea of bill proposals for certain animal rights in your own state, or country for ANY animal abuse issue, I'm sure they might take it into consideration where you are as well--no matter where you are Each of these types of organizations will keep you updated of any proposed bills/laws that might be passed where you are. Then there is this one website, The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics--If you remember I also posted that list of all the companies that still test their products on animals...and among my "research" I found out that there is no real purpose to test animals on products especially cosmetics...Unlike testing of animals for medications (which I'm against as well) and is a requirement by the FDA..IT IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE FDA to test on cosmetics or any chemical household products...so like, duh? Why is it done if it's not necessary? The website is http://www.leapingbunny.org/about_us.htm They suggest people write to these companies that still do test on animals a "nice" letter and they even give a sample letter to base yours..many of these places you can email to them http://www.leapingbunny.org/do.htm Here's that website again if you want to start your own letter writing campaign to these companies http://www.geari.org/companies-test-on-animals.html Now one suggestion that several folks did to my discussion was to perhaps start my own website...and yes I do plan on doing that..it's going to take a lot of time and effort, for being the perfectionist that I am..LOL..I want to do a really good job of it...Kind of a comprehensive who' who and what's what information thing...Instead of a person having to search all over the darn web for each and every organization bit by bit...for me to have ALL that info in one place..also as was suggested too, to have on-line petitions kind of thing..I also plan to post some public domain photos of animals who have been victimized by the practice of experimentation/testing to bring a graphic realization of what actual animal testing looks like...no it won't be "nice" but some people I think really are living in some kind of denial of how cruel any kind of animal testing is all this is in the planning stages with me...an awful lot of work is to be done...but I think many of you have come to realize how important this issue is with me Now the whole purpose of this discussion is not to only update you want I'm doing and plan to do, but I would just love it if you too, started writing letters to those companies that still test on animals..using that "nice" sample letter that is on that one website. As far as my website that I hope to develop...I want to make this a worldwide effort as the cruelties that happen to animals isn't just an "American" THING but all over. I even have a name for my "organization" kicking in my head as well...and of all things..based on a Nickelback song If we don't have compassion for animals who can't speak of the terror and fear they must feel while being treated as subjects for experiments, how can we have compassion for people? So really folks,,...if you're as passionate and compassionate as animals as I am..would you consider joining these groups, join their activists group to get their email alerts and to begin writing to these companies that still test on animals? Thanks ever!