Sentences with phrase «mistake animal advocates»

What is the single biggest mistake animal advocates can make when trying to work with lawmakers on animal issues in their communities?

Ryan Clinton, Former Assistant Solicitor General for the State of Texas and Founder of FixAustin.org August 2012 Ryan Clinton says the single biggest mistake animal advocates can make is: going to their city hall, making a presentation, being roundly ignored, and concluding from that experience that a problem can not be fixed.

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Animal advocates may primarily oppose this trade on animal welfare and humane grounds, but it's crucial as well to address common mistaken beliefs about pet store puppies and thus discourage their purAnimal advocates may primarily oppose this trade on animal welfare and humane grounds, but it's crucial as well to address common mistaken beliefs about pet store puppies and thus discourage their puranimal welfare and humane grounds, but it's crucial as well to address common mistaken beliefs about pet store puppies and thus discourage their purchase.

The practical lesson that I draw from all this is that it is a mistake for No Kill advocates to see the traditional shelter industry as the enemy, and it is an inaccurate view of history to see No Kill advocates as white knights who had to fight and defeat an industry full of lazy, incompetent people who liked to kill animals.