Direct ResearchFinal Presentation

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

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



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


“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.


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