Although you might know about animal rights and maybe even want to help animals, the real question is how? Well, in fact, there are many simple ways you can help animals within you community. Below are just a few of these tips.
1. Before most products you buy are put in stores, they are, in fact, tested on animals (some of which are purposely harmed). However, you can easily find products that are cruelty-free by checking the packaging. If it wasn't tested on animals it will usually say so. Also, check the ingredients to make sure animal products weren't used in making the product.
2. Factor farms and slaughterhouses not only causes pollution and damages rain forests, they also are very cruel to the animals they raise. Try having "Meatless-Mondays" or just limit your intake of meat. There are also certain foods that say free range meaning that there was no animal cruelty involved.
3. Products such as leather, fur, and ivory, are typically acquired through animal cruelty. However, you can buy cruelty-free products easily at department stores actually at much lower costs.
4. Try adopting a pet from your local animal shelter to help them live a happier life.
5. While newspapers sometimes promote animal abuse through advertisements about hunting, you can write a letter to the editor and who knows, maybe they will even start promoting the idea of helping animals!
6. One of the simplest ways to actually help stop animal abuse is to donate to a charity. Of course you can donate money, but you could even volunteer to do something in your own community to make your participation personal.
7. Most animals in circuses, rodeos, and zoos are treated horribly, but you can do something to improve their treatment. Not only can you boycott, but if you're looking for something to do closer to home, try writing to sponsors about your disapproval.
8. Most importantly...SPREAD AWARENESS!! From sharing this post with your friends to writing a blog, everything counts when it comes to animal awareness. Try using some of these tips today to help animals in your community and world wide.
For more information, check out: http://www.idausa.org/ir/12things/12things.html
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This is awesome Danya!!! This blog is really well made! Bravo
ReplyDeleteI had never known about animal cruelty. There is so much we don't think about when we just go to the store to buy our products. If we truly knew what was involved with making some of these products, we might be stunned. Thanks for sharing this post!
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