These days I think it’s often up to individuals to directly help the animals, people, and Earth.... Especially when in the U.S. the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2006 and ag-gag laws in many states have hindered animal advocacy organizations. Signing online petitions, bearing witness, peddling “awareness” merchandise, and other obsolete tactics have taken the teeth out of these groups, and then there are the “panhandlers” from corporate animal advocacy organizations. Global corporations rule the world, with governments increasingly as an extension of that dominance. So it’s up to citizens to take action on our own, guided by our conscience and using the skills and means that we each have to be of practical help to anyone who needs it.