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PETA's Guide to Becoming an Activist

PETA's Guide to Becoming an Activist

Who Are You?

Maybe you've recently learned how animals are treated in laboratories or realized that because you wouldn't eat your dog, it doesn't make sense for you to eat a cow or chicken. Or maybe you've been working in an animal shelter for years and have decided that it's time to take another step to help change society's attitude toward animals.

If you're shy, uncomfortable with public speaking, or new at activism, you may feel like you are all alone. But it only takes one individual to educate hundreds of people and affect their often-unwittingly exploitative attitudes and lifestyles. Perhaps there are no animal rights groups in your area, but there is at least one animal rights activist ... you.

Anyone can be an activist. It doesn't take special skills or superhuman abilities. You just need to care enough about animals to want to help them.

What Is PETA?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an animal rights group founded on the belief that animals are not ours to use for food, clothing, experimentation or entertainment. Since 1980, PETA has grown from a handful of volunteers to an international organization with more than 1,800,000 members and supporters.

Grassroots work is essential to the success of the animal rights movement, and PETA is committed to helping activists around the world organize to protect animal rights.

What Can This Manual Do for You?

Every day, PETA is flooded with telephone calls, letters, and e-mail messages from people all over the world who want to help animals but don’t know where to start. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to help you channel your concern into activism.

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