09/10/2024
Challenging the Status Quo: Merritt Clifton on Best Friends' Influence in Animal Shelters
https://animalpolitics.substack.com/p/challenging-the-status-quo-merritt
Paul Darrigo
just now
Recently, I was at the San Jancinto Shelter pulling a dog. A small room filled with people turning in their animals with a woman at the window asking for a chihuahua. She was told to come back in a few days after it had been fixed. She responded in aghast, "What if I want to have puppies?" I was shocked then not shocked. The community is not in alignment with the state of affairs of the plight of animals (She could have just turned around to see the turn ins). Some will never be because they don't subscribe to it, just that animals are more of a prop or tool to be used for some outcome.
Which brings this back to this article. People have to believe and hold true that animal welfare is and has a function in society. And all the attributes of that standard has performance.
It's all in the culture. It's all in the messaging. And it's all in how we ensure that performance of animal welfare, including legal enforcement, is carried out.
When I was in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, the blvd was populated by electronic billboards, sponsored by lawyers, to adopt at the shelter and ads played on the radio the same.
Ms. Hassen, as she goes by now, is propagating ideals from HAAS and seemingly carrying the ideologically brainwashing of "the message." I have reviewed her court cases, articles and results and find them immature and blatantly diverting responsibility.
When I attended several CalAnimals Seminars, one class specifically focused on leaving the animals on the streets. I objected and was told that is what is wanted. Another class proposed it was racist and DEI.
Critical thinking has deflated to follow the masses.
We need leadership that is bold and the elected officials must allow for this common sense, effective, progressive strategies back in to our shelters. This is a Titanic objective to turn the ship in that direction though a steady turn will do it... if we have a captain.
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