Be the change you wish to see...

This week I decided to do a post on something a little different. Earlier this week I was scrolling through twitter when I saw the worst pictures I have ever seen in my entire life. Now I won’t actually post these pictures here because they are too upsetting but, if you wanted to see what I was talking about, you can always Google it. I thought this would be an important post to discuss because we need to be aware of what's happening because we have the ability to change it. This week I saw the horrifying pictures of animal testing. Honestly I never really gave much thought to the process of what they do and how they do it and it saddens my heart that I haven’t. Now that I have I am going to do anything in my power to help these animals. Although there are companies that don’t test on animals there are still many companies that do and I will post a picture of the different companies that do at the end of this post. My main reason for this entry is to inform you of what’s happening and how we can change it. 

We can first start by not buying products from these companies. I know it sounds like an impossible task because these are big name brands but there are thousands of other companies out there that we can buy the same type of products from that don’t do this horrible thing. Second, we can write a letter to our senator, PETA, mayors and even the President to inform our leaders of what's happening and how we feel about it. These animals don’t have a way of speaking up but we have that ability to do it for them. Think about your pets and how much you love them and never want to see them in pain. Now just think about someone torturing them and slowly killing them just for testing. There are other ways of testing products without hurting these animals. We can be the change for these animals. All you need to do is SPEAK UP. Be the voice for these animals. Trust me if you see those pictures you will know what I mean. I saw these pictures in the beginning of the week and I am still shaken up about it. Whenever I think about them I cry because I can’t believe things like this are happening to animals that have done nothing wrong. The worst part is they can’t do anything because they are helpless. Ghandi once said “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” I couldn’t agree more with this because if that many people write letters and sign petitions for this cause we can change it. 

I am not here to bash these companies. That’s not my intention. My intention is to make people who might not know about this to be more aware and to help these animals. Most of you reading this probably has or had an animal once in your life. I encourage you to think of them and how you would never want that for them. We can do this together. We can stop animal testing but only if we do something about it. So I ask you please take five minutes from your day and write in to your elected officials! The more we can make them aware, the more we can end animal testing once and for all. Do not buy from companies that test on animals. Be that change in the world that Ghandi was talking about. Be the reason we end this. But most importantly be that voice for the animals because they deserve it. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope it inspires you to help the animals. Like I said in the beginning I know this is different than most of my posts but I thought it was important to get out there and however I can help I will. Join me next Saturday where I talk about my day at Alice’s Tea Cup in New York City. You won’t want to miss it! Have a great day/week and remember we can change the world. 

Sincerely, Sam