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BY
DR. RICHARD BARCZEWSKI
Extension Agent
University of Delaware
Earlier this year, I attended an
animal rights meeting. I have to be
honest; I was impressed with the
meeting, even though I didn’t
agree with all of the opinions that
were presented.
First of all, if you think that the
initiators of this movement are
disorganized, think again. At this
meeting, I learned how to get a
message across tothe public
through the media, writing news
releases, holding news confer
ences, radio and television inter
views and talk shows. In addition,
other methods of getting the mes
sage out were discussed. These
included setting up tables, making
displays, distributing leaflets and
speaking at public meetings.
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irea^uhlir'm«>Hn w a Wai S ° ° i' t 0 ? vold to get a better perspective on
i/c a public meeting, start a local wool, leather, fur, down and even this movement
group, organize a demonstration silk. We wre told that silk was not If anything bothered me during
and run a campaign for animals. I o.K. because the skil worms were this meeting it was the occasional
learned some good ideas that I killed in the process of obtaining inaccurate statement that was sue
could put to use in my own posi- the silk inaccurate statement tnat was sug
tion as an Extension agent, and I From'a dietary standpoint. nar 8 y . preSente ? and
had felt fairly knowledgeable in ticipante we Sd veg unw | Um B" ess » «»«* an inac '
Ihio q i*aq i .if . aDOUr uie ve 8 curate statement made by a parti-
This group was extremely well-' aSim“ pSdS ST?’ “ P*”* * e P resent f
.. aiuiiiai proaucis, even dairy pro- didn t want many way to correct a
Sp nf anf™i d 1 * d ,“ CtS and , eggs - , Th . e °PP° sltion to mistake if it might look as if they
In thp hptrinnintrnf thp seminar th ® Se * s “* e wa y * e were defending current systems.
In the beginning of the seminar, animals are raised on “factory we need to keen aware of this
the participants were introduced to farms.” We also were encouraged movement The animal rights
the idea of cruelty-free living, to educate ourselves bv reading * animal rights
-p. ■ _ . i . .. .. 6 . , . OUl »eives oy reading groups did not spring up because
TTiis means that the individual books written by some of the ori- everything was dandy with the use
adopts a lifestyle that does not ginators of the movement. Two 0 f animals bv humans As far as
inc ude the “exploitation” of ani- books highly recommended were ZSp is no
mals. This means that you do not “Animal Liberation” by Peter Sin- nee( j to test products on animals
cat animals or products derived ger, an Australian philosopher, conduct research with animals
from them, wear animals or use and “Diet for a New America” by wir aiimaTs^oreaTmtaTS
products tested on them or con- John Robbins, of Baskin-Robbins ducts to remain heStiivThone^
taining them. In addition, you fame. I currently have both of
should encourage others not to do these books and have been reading £ ri gh!dioices in the end, X
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the animal rights groups.
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