Armaiti May, DVM is an animal rights advocate and veterinarian currently practicing in Southern California. She became a vegan and activist as a student at UC Berkeley. An active officer in the campus advocacy group, Cal Vegetarians, she helped put on several vegan outreach and food giveaways. As a student at UC Davis, Armaiti helped coordinate a surgery “wetlab” training for fellow vet students as a humane alternative to the school’s terminal surgeries. During vet school she volunteered with Rural Area Veterinary Services to provide free care and sterilization surgeries to dogs, cats, and horses in economically disadvantaged communities. Please visit www.ArConference.org
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Wish I could have …
Wish I could have been there!
Excellent speech.
Excellent speech.
Hey, Armaiti, it’s …
Hey, Armaiti, it’s Chris!! Great job!!! Thanks so much for all the hard work you do for the animal rights movement.
I can understand …
I can understand your frustration, but I can see that you misinterpreted what I said in my speech. I didn’t say I felt sorry for the vivisectors. However, when the public feels sorry for them rather than the animals they torture, we lose our ability to reach out to the public and win their hearts and minds.
I agree the tactic …
I agree the tactic to take is one that is effective. As I said in my speech, it is not enough for an action to be morally justifiable; it must also be strategically effective. I do really care for the animals, and I support activism which I think is effective. Perhaps if you read the article entitled “A Meaningful Life” on the Vegan Outreach site you will understand better.
Thanks for sharing …
Thanks for sharing your well-thought-out presentation and for all your activism! I respect (and teach) Gandhi, and his motto of love, even toward those we don’t agree with or even whom we may view as enemies, is a powerful one. At the least, it’s important to see how others’ may see an issue. Thanks for all that you are doing!
There is no right …
There is no right or wrong side to be on. The tactic to take is the one that is Effective. During the women’s right movement and during the civil rights issue of the blacks in this country, history proves that Direct Action Works and Just writing letters or waiting and being polite Does Not Work. Wake up people! Quit being pansies and get out there on the streets. If you Really Care for the Animals, you’ll take it personally and get out there as if it were your own child in that lab, dying.
Anyone who is …
Anyone who is feeling sorry for vivisectors should sit down and watch some more vivisection videos. I’m sure after that, their priorties will be straight. The focus is For The Animlas! No Compromise!
Hang in there …
Hang in there animalrightsvet. You are on the right side of the animal rights issue, and you are on the right side of the tactics issue.
It’d be great if …
It’d be great if people realized how important public perception of animal rights activists is to achieving animal liberation! That’s why our image is so important.