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joannemcarthur131 karma

I'm all about supporting lab-grown meats. Memphis meats and the Good Food Institute and others have my full support!

joannemcarthur112 karma

Hey Bree! Yeah, that's super complex, isn't it? We as a species are a big problem for this earth. We've damaged it almost beyond repair, and we've killed off many species, and we torture billions. My heart hurts a lot, as I see and confront and think about these problems every single day. However, I like people :) We can be compassionate. We need to be better educated, and we need to be inspired to act as good people, good stewards. I try to cultivate the goodness in people and I am not alone in doing so. I do get disheartened at how things are going here on planet earth, but, I just do my best. I take one step at a time, one foot in front of the other, every day, doing my best to contribute to education, awareness, and change. And I have to be happy with that. Happiness is an important ingredient in activism and growth and forward movement.

joannemcarthur109 karma

I often remember the sweetness and forgiveness animals demonstrate. Ron the chimp, who is on the cover of the We Animals book, was kept in a 5x5x7 foot cage suspended above the floor for most of his life before being rescued by Save the Chimps. He was such a lovely and gentle guy. His story is here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Animals-Jo-Anne-McArthur/dp/159056426X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377030078&sr=1-6&keywords=we+animals

I've met bears who were kept in "crush cages" for years before being rescued, bears who have had their paws cut off to make bear paw soup, and yet after their rescue (the lucky few), they are kind to humans. Pretty special!!! I do try to focus on the good happening out there. There were 17 foxes rescued from a fur farm in Poland just the other day. I have a big, beautiful, positive project called Unbound, w/ my co-author Keri Cronin about women on the front lines of animal advocacy. www.unboundproject.org

joannemcarthur76 karma

Also, about "what keeps me going". Being able to contribute to the change. However tiny my contributions, it's better than doing nothing. I'm extremely motivated to contributing in any way I can to end animal suffering

joannemcarthur76 karma

I can't believe that's even a thing. I just can't with that one.