Animal Rights/Vegan Activists' Strategies Articles

6 Ways Your Kids Can Be Animal Heroes

FROM Kimberly Harper-Colucci, VLCE, MainStreetVegan.net
April 2022

For many young people, a love of animals is their first realization of sentience, the idea that all beings feel.


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For many young people, a love of animals is their first realization of sentience, the idea that all beings feel. During these critical years, children develop the eating and behavioral patterns they carry with them throughout their lifetime.

They began to associate the animals on the farm with the food on their plate. They see the animals in their home and animals in shelters. They notice environmental issues of trash on the beach, plastics in the ocean, forest fires, etc.

These are all opportunities to empower our youth to take an active role in changing our world for the better. To stand up for the animals they love. To advocate for their needs. To educate their friends and family members.

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Please read the ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE: a few ways to empower young people to be animal advocates.

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