Have Viva! sold out?
Vegetarian International Voice for Animals is the largest and richest animal advocacy group in the U.K. and Europe. With an often strong media presence, they represent the interests of animals to the public. With all the donations helping to fund various campaigns and a team of paid staff, what are Viva! actually achieving for animal rights? Viva’s Single Issue Campaigns When I first became aware of Viva! nearly 10 years ago, I got involved in supporting their various single issue campaigns. A decade later, I am sad to see that some of them appear to still be going strong without having made significant progress. Over the last decade I have come to realise there are serious problems with the use of single issue campaigns that can help to explain why this is. Let’s look at a few examples: Kangaroo Leather Every year millions of wild kangaroos are shot in Australia, largely to supply meat and leather. Viva! say that one of the biggest (UK) demands for which comes from well-known...