Why do people not understand animal rights?

A2A People are not stupid. They do understand and most of them saw footages from slaughterhouses. I have been involved animal rights activism in many countries. read more

A major exuse to not come to terms with the fact that animal rights is a huge issue is to say that “well, some people have terrible lives, and people should come first.” Yes, I can understand some people just have more empathy to other humans, you don't have to choose one or the other. read more

Animal rights is not just a philosophy—it is a social movement that challenges society’s traditional view that all nonhuman animals exist solely for human use. As PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk has said, “When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. read more

An animal’s inability to understand and adhere to our rules is as irrelevant as a child’s or a person with a developmental disability’s inability to do so. Like small children, most animals are not capable of choosing to change their behavior, but adult human beings have the intelligence to choose between behavior that hurts others and behavior that doesn’t. read more