A Cry For Help: The Truth About Animal Abuse | Teen Essay ...

I write thisopen-letter to you because I, myself, in my younger years, was not aware of theextent of some of the cruelty and abuse inflicted upon animals that I know aboutnow, most of which (if not all) could be avoided/aborted if only we would allbecome aware of ways that we can contribute to the protection of animals and oftheir rights.I am not suggesting that we should all become activists in the literal senseof the word, but even without joining an organization, without being "officially" an activist,even if you are not a 100% vegetarian, there are still so manylittle and big things that we all can do to help animals and to support theanimal rights’ cause! Don’t think for a moment that any "little" action that you arecapable and willing to take would not make a difference, because "if itwasn’t for every drop of water, there wouldn’t be an ocean" (quotingBriggite Bardot, on the same issue).I am aware that this essay barely scratches the surface on the issue ofabuse, enslavement and cruelty that is inflicted upon animals, worldwide. Ido not have the knowledge nor the means at this time to write a complete essayabout this most disturbing facet of human behavior. All I know is that asmembers of the human race, we are guilty of turning away from the horrors doneto animals either because of our lack of knowledge, denial (as in refusing toacknowledge such ugly reality), or because of our refusal to take action due toour selfish self-absorption with our own individual problems. Every bit ofcooperation and involvement counts.