Important Leaders:
There is no formula to become a leader for animal rights, the link below provides information on how to become involved in helping gain animal rights. Many organizations around the world have teamed up in order to fight for animal rights, and by following the steps below anyone can become involved as a leader.
Leadership Styles
- Howard Gardener- believed that leaders are persons who by behavior and word markedly influence thoughts/feelings/behaviors of a group of people
- Garry Wills- believed that a leader mobilizes others towards a goal shared by the leader and other followers
The "leaders" or organizations listed above use Howard Gardener's leadership style. These organizations are made up of activists who actively communicate their thoughts on animal rights and influence others to follow them by influencing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of the public.
Question: In light of the research that has been conducted on animal rights organizations and leaders, would the fight for animal rights be more effective if organizations adopted Wills' style of leadership?
Question: In light of the research that has been conducted on animal rights organizations and leaders, would the fight for animal rights be more effective if organizations adopted Wills' style of leadership?
The Future:
With the future of many animals at stake, the leaders of animal rights will have to overcome many challenges in order to continue their fight for what they believe in. The principal challenges facing animal rights leaders in the future are:
- Jail
- Repression of Expression
- Lack of defined laws for animals
- Economic benefits of genetically modified food being fed to factory farm animals