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Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation | The Humane Society of the United States

With Unwavering Resolve

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 11:55 AM CST

Winston Churchill: " When we face with a steady eye the difficulties which lie

before us, we may derive new confidence from remembering those we have already

overcome. "

 

Wise words by which to anticipate this New Year.

 

As 2009 beckons, we understand there are mountains still to climb. Greed,

selfishness, callousness, and indifference are still the core causes of animal

abuse in our society, and they have deep roots in human nature.

Just the same, we know we can summit these peaks. The human spirit also

guides us toward kindness, decency, and mercy. And these principles, throughout

history, are trumping countervailing human impulses. The advance of a civil

society is an unyielding force, and all of us at The HSUS—our staff and

members—are propelling the advance of good in the world. Compassion and

courage are at the core of our mission, and they have the power to transform our

world.

Just listen to our opponents. Our triumphs of 2008 have truly shaken those who

defend the mistreatment of animals as “the cost of doing business†in

America.

I’m thinking, for instance, about the hirelings at the CCF who attack The

HSUS as part of the group's misdirection strategy. In the wake of the passage

of Prop 2, this front group for agribusiness, junk food companies, and other

special interests has decided we are the number one threat to their financial

backers. They’ve been pouring heaps of cash into deceptive advertising,

trying to tarnish us.

Who are these shadowy financiers of CCF, anyway? Here’s what the

organization’s website says: " Many of the companies and individuals who

support the Center financially have indicated that they want anonymity as

contributors. " I’m sure they do. They are ashamed to try and defend the

cruelties of, say, factory farming or puppy mills or seal clubbing or

unnecessary laboratory testing on animals. Well, they can hide their names, but

they cannot hide the ugliness of their values. Cowering in the dark corners of

the misery they create, they look for diversionary arguments.

We will not be diverted.

To borrow from Churchill, we have growing confidence. Our ideals resonate

with average Americans, and the groups opposed to our work know this all too

well.

The animals who share our world deserve our best, our most vigorous defense

of them. Americans have shown again and again that they want such a society.

In 2009, let us renew our pledge to bring it about.

 

 

 

 

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