FREE ANIMAL ACTIVISTS HANDBOOK: MAXIMISING OUR POSITIVE IMPACT IN TODAYS WORLD PDF Matt Ball,Bruce Friedrich | 128 pages | 05 Nov 2009 | Lantern Books,US | 9781590561201 | English | New York, United States The Animal Activist's Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's World - VegFund Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Bruce Friedrich. Matt Ball and Bruce Friedrich take the plight of the world's animals seriously and have dedicated their lives to ending their suffering. The Animal Activist's Handbook argues that meaning in life is to be found, quite simply, in turning away from the futile pursuit of "more," and focusing instead on leaving the planet a better place than you found it. The critical componen Matt Ball and Bruce Friedrich take the plight of the world's animals seriously and have dedicated their lives to ending their suffering. The critical component of creating a better world for all is thoughtful, deliberate, and dedicated activism that takes suffering seriously. The authors build a ground-up case for reasoned, impassioned, and joyous activism that makes the most difference possible, and suggest a variety of ways to live a meaningful life through effective and ef? Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published March 1st by Lantern Publishing Media. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Animal Activist's Handbookplease sign up. See 1 question about The Animal Activist's Handbook…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. May 21, Ginny Messina rated it it was amazing Shelves: animal-rights. Bruce brings an interesting background to his work—-coming to animal rights from employment in a homeless shelter that was part of the Catholic Worker movement—-and I ended up being pleasantly surprised by his point of view on animal advocacy. Together, these two seasoned activists have put together a guide that is motivating, inspiring and-—best of all-—useful. While there are many ways in which we can help relieve animal suffering and achieve animal liberation, Matt and Bruce build a simple case for devoting efforts to promoting vegan diet based on three things: 1. The book is succinct, the writing style engaging and the emphasis is on being effective, not just active. The authors use examples to show how interactions with people impact success in producing change. They encourage discourse that is logical, kind and respectful and activities that are practical and outcome-oriented. It will happen—but it is dependent on optimal advocacy. View all 3 comments. May 17, Peacegal rated it really liked it. Do we want to add to the level of violence, misery, and bloodshed in the world, or do we prefer to make compassionate, merciful choices? Older advocates will be wishing they had this handbook in their early days and the younger crowd could be spared years of being blown off-course or even giving up on helping animals entirely. Indeed, bad activism can end up hurting far mo Do we want to add to the level of violence, misery, and bloodshed in the world, or do we prefer to make compassionate, merciful choices? Indeed, bad activism can end up hurting far more animals than doing nothing at all. Animal advocates certainly have their work cut out for them. There are hundreds of animal issues, from the high-profile to the obscure, but one issue dwarfs them all: factory farming. The authors explain why for them, focusing their efforts upon helping farmed animals makes the most sense: the greatest amount of animals, the greatest amount of suffering: The number of animals raised and killed for food each year in the US alone vastly exceeds any and all other forms of exploitation. The sheer number of animals involved is incredible: 10 billion animals slaughtered in the US alone every year. Yet, each and every one of those animals is a somebody just as capable of experiencing pain and fear as our pets are. Helping people change leads to Animal Activists Handbook: Maximising Our Positive Impact in Todays World animals suffering on factory farms. People who would probably take up arms if someone looked at their dog cross-eyed suddenly become very aloof and lackadaisical when it comes to the tremendous suffering on factory farms. You and I know the hostile stare, the patronizing laugh, the endless rounds of Defensive Omnivore Bingo. But what Animal Activists Handbook: Maximising Our Positive Impact in Todays World can control is our response. The text takes a more realistic turn when it notes, Most people are extremely defensive and capable of great rationalizations when it comes to personal culpability. Human nature leads us to focus on problems caused by others and dealt with by others. So, To be effective advocates for animals, we must honestly evaluate the world as it currently is, and then do our very best to reduce as much suffering as possible. Many activists want everyone to go vegan right this instant! But did you know that, because it takes approximately chickens to equal the flesh of one cow, an omni who just gives up eating chickens spares almost as many animals as a vegetarian? The authors write, Based on the raw numbers alone, the best incremental step a meat Animal Activists Handbook: Maximising Our Positive Impact in Todays World can take is to Animal Activists Handbook: Maximising Our Positive Impact in Todays World eating birds. Perhaps more applicable to every advocate is the fact that we hurt animals when we put up barriers where we may have built a bridge. What kind of vegetarian meals do you like? See what I mean about this book being a help to both newbie and veteran vegans? This title has been out several years now, so it is quite affordable. If you care about the well-being of animals and truly want to make a difference in how they are treated, please pick it up. View 2 comments. Mar 03, Lisa Vegan rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: everybody! Shelves: animal-rightsnon-fictionphilosophysocial- culturereviewedveganvegetarianreadbooks-male-author-or-illustzzz-5star. Thanks to my real world book club member and Goodreads friend Rachel who lent me this book, I got a chance to read this now. I wish that I had written this. Animal Activists Handbook: Maximising Our Positive Impact in Todays World praise is the highest that I can give a book. Please, just read it. This is a nearly perfect book. View all 15 comments. Oct 03, Meg rated it really liked it. A slim, but important, book. This book actually changed the way I view veganism, which not many books can do. The book stresses the importance of activism and points out that by competing to see who can be "more vegan" or for Simpsons' fans out there, a "level five vegan" does more harm than good. Vegans shouldn't be concerned about one-upmanship or about the "may contain traces of milk and egg" in foods, but rather focus their energy on spreading the word about animal rights. The authors of t A slim, but important, book. The authors of the book are very intelligent and thoughtful and "know their shit. Jul 27, Rachel rated it it was amazing. I greatly appreciate the authors' Big Picture approach to veganism, which Animal Activists Handbook: Maximising Our Positive Impact in Todays World making your choices as vegan as possible while not stressing over small amounts of animal ingredients that may wind up in your food, especially when you are I've spent dozens of hours reading books like Meat Market, Dominion, Animal Liberation, The Pig Who Sang to the Moon, Living Among Meat Eaters, Vegan Freak, etc, and I love the way this book brought together so many of the important concepts in one small volume. I greatly appreciate the Animal Activists Handbook: Maximising Our Positive Impact in Todays World Big Picture approach to veganism, which means making your choices as vegan as possible while not stressing over small amounts of animal ingredients that may wind up in your food, especially when you are dining with meat eaters aka future vegetarians. Nov 28, Barbara E rated it it was amazing. I loved the thinking in this book and the appendices and resources are excellent. Nov 04, Magali rated it liked it Shelves:non-fictionvegan-antispecism. This was a short but very interesting read about animal rights activism. The two authors wrote about their experiences and tried to share the rules they created from their long experiences as activists. A lot of it was very interesting and opened a lot of possibilities. I have to admit that I had issues with the book. My biggest issue was that the authors said over and over how other issues were less important to them. I get that they chose animal rights as their work, as their fight, but I perso This was a short but very interesting read about animal rights activism. I get that they chose animal rights as their work, as their fight, but I personnaly can't accept to chose only one fight. I believe you have to fight against injustice and suffering as a whole, not only your little corner. I really feel the intersectionality of it all was really missing for the book, and felt at times that it was mostly written for straight cis white men.