Asking how to advocate for the ethical treatment
Asking how to advocate for the ethical treatment of animals is a good first step to understanding what I am about to say, so thank you for asking. You seem to feel a concern for pets and animals if you are asking that. You may feel concern for your own pets, and ripples of that feeling may extend to all other pets and animals . Your feelings may build and even last for a while after the speaker leaves the podium - or TV screen. But feelings are not ethics. Those who advocate for the ethical treatment of animals must go beyond feelings. They must seek proven facts. They must ignore the bandwagon and look for the parade organizers. Why do I use the word "bandwagon?" When Americans first used t he term in 1849, they were describing a large wagon that carried the band in a circus parade. They used the same wagons in celebrations of successful political campaigns. Theodore Roosevelt's writings showed that he spoke of people "being on the bandwagon" to represent pe