Força Vegan Magazine: issue 4

Page 130

PETITIONS:

DO THEY WORK? BY DR. ROGER YATES Since the beginning of my involvement in animal advocacy, I have been aware that petitions have been used in aid of this and that cause, and also that their use - in terms of effectiveness is contested.

I’ve known animal activists totally opposed to petitions on the grounds that it “allows people off the hook”, or “gives them an easy way out”. This view is predicated on the idea that people may effectively think “job done” by the simple act of signing a petition.” 130

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