Rethinking animal advocacy through culture

In “How My Cultural Identity Informs My Animal Advocacy”, Unny Nambudiripad explains how animals rights activism often focuses too much on white, western ideas. He writes “ we have inadvertently placed the white worldview on top which is exactly what happens in our society when there’s not a conscious effort to look at things another way” ( Nambudiripad 91). In this quote, the author mentions that people in the animal rights movement tend to ignore other cultural views and beliefs, and instead focus on western ideas. Nambudiripad uses a calm and reflective tone to encourage people to be more…