The humane movement has always faced an uphill battle as it competes with other charitable causes for support and perhaps in the struggle, many organizations have lost more than they have gained... In the need for financial contributions they are pressured into telling only what pleases, forced to fight only what’s popular and limited to speaking out against only that which does not offend.
As they have been forced to prostitute reality, the true nature of the real suffering of the individual animal is lost to the need to survive as an organization.
There have always been those noble individuals who fight for animal welfare causes. Public support, being the fickle thing that it is, always rises and falls to one cause or another. The masses are often unknowingly manipulated into abandoning the real need of those few noble organizations with the tenacity to weather the storm of popularity.
Public awareness and willingness to contribute to any one of the countless worthy causes created by man’s occupation of planet Earth is influenced if not entirely controlled by our media. Special interest groups, political ties and individual ambition appear to be major influencing factors in directing the distribution of funding. In most instances these accumulated trusts are born of the purest of intentions. Often times the sympathetic individual contributor remains unaware of the underlying currents directing his/her contributions.
In my personal experience I have seen the respect earned through years of dedication transformed into cynicism and doubt by a single lie. I’ve experienced loyal supporters running for cover in the wake of nothing more than a cruel, unsubstantiated rumor. Such action by anyone can have only one purpose, the destruction of goodness. Who suffers? As proven throughout history, the innocent, in this instance the innocent are animals living day to day totally unaware of their plight.
It is a sad day indeed when one comes to realize that the continued success of your life’s work exists precariously hinged on the sway of popular opinion. I urge every concerned individual to utilize the free will endowed to all of us by our maker.
Gather the facts on your own, have an opinion that is truly yours. If you are suspicious, investigate. If you are in doubt, seek the truth. If you are opposed, voice your opinion. If you are appalled, make it known. Don’t allow this worlds few remaining noble causes to exist forever balanced precariously on the fragile thread of popularity.
Sandi Jolene Venables Markette
Jolene’s Horse Rescue
