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How to Speak Up for Animals

There are endless ways to speak up for animals. It's easy.

  • If you witness neglect or cruelty, report it immediately. Not sure what to do? Here are a few steps to help you with a cruelty investigation.

  • Encourage friends to adopt homeless animals from shelters instead of breeders. Explain why it's imperative to spay and neuter companion animals. Remind neighbors that dogs don't belong on the end of a chain and cats shouldn't be roaming alone outside.

  • Join our Action Center and you will be able to send out automatic e-mail responses to action alerts and legislative matters.

  • Leave a trail of leaflets and stickers wherever you go. Carry literature with you and leave it in public places-at the gym, at the laundromat, in waiting rooms, on the bus, in the seat pockets of trains and planes, at your place of worship, and in dressing rooms, bookstores, and coffee shops. Tack our leaflets on every bulletin board you pass. It can't get any easier!

  • If you see fur sold in a store, inform the manager that you won't be shopping there again until the fur goes. If you see fur showcased in a magazine or newspaper, e-mail a friendly reminder that there is nothing fashionable about cruelty to animals.

  • Send animal-friendly e-cards to friends and coworkers.

  • Ask your friends and family to watch our DVDs. "Chew on This" and "Meet Your Meat" are now available together on a new DVD. Ask your friends and family members to watch these extremely powerful documentaries with you, and tell them that it will take less than 20 minutes. Order a free copy of this DVD.

  • Speak out loud! Within earshot of other shoppers in the checkout line, talk with a friend about the television special that you saw on animal experimentation. Have loud conversations on the subway or bus about how great it is to be vegetarian. Be sure to carry literature with you so that when everyone around you starts asking questions, you can provide them with more information. People eavesdrop all the time—use their nosiness to animals' advantage.

  • Write a letter to the editor. Write letters to every magazine or newspaper you read; the letters section is the most-read section of the daily paper and is well read in magazines as well. Scan the newspaper for animal issues, then put pen to paper. Some examples: Write a letter to the editor about vegetarianism in response to articles on health and nutrition, or write about the cruelty involved in the fur industry when you find a fur item featured. Make sure you include your name, address, and phone number or your letter may not be printed. Check out PETA's "Guide to Letter-Writing" for helpful tips.

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