“Education is all important and in a very small way Raystede has tried to promote right thinking by its literature and talks. We speak at an average of three meetings a week through the winter months. These talks are usually given to the older people who are confirmed in their ways, and in the occupation of their leisure, and therefore unlikely to take up animal welfare work. And also most adults have a fixed mental attitude such as “Oh I adore cats” or “I hate dogs” or the more sentimental ones [referring to euthanasia] say “you cannot possibly take life” (the same day they will probably be standing looking in a butchers' shop to see whether they shall have a piece of cow or a piece of lamb for their next day's dinner!) So that although I am happy to speak to groups of people of adult age range yet I know that the great value lies in an opportunity to talk to children.”

From Sensible Pets and Silly People [1990], page 181, by Miss M Raymonde-Hawkins MBE, founder of @Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, East Sussex.

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