{"id":126280,"date":"2010-06-25T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/letter-writing\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T02:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:53:12","slug":"letter-writing","status":"publish","type":"peta-action","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/activism-guide\/letter-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Letter-Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"photo-widget-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-126279 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/200_2D00_ManAtDesk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"143\" align=\"left\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo-widget-image\"><\/div>\n<p>Often the pen\u2014or computer\u2014really is mightier than the sword. And you don\u2019t have to be Shakespeare! Writing letters to newspapers, businesses, and legislators is an easy, effective way to help animals. Here\u2019s how\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Letters to the Editor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can get great exposure for animal rights issues by writing letters to the editors of newspapers or magazines. Not only will you be reaching thousands of readers, you will also be bringing your concerns to the attention of policymakers, who often refer to the opinion pages to learn what issues really matter to the public. It\u2019s easier than you might think.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Read local papers and magazines<\/strong> to get ideas for letters. Watch for articles, ads, or letters that mention animals.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Examples:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ads for rodeos, circuses, and fur stores<br \/>\nArticles about medical experiments on animals<br \/>\nFeatures about local humane groups or companion animal care<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Letters don\u2019t have to be rebuttals.<\/strong> Circus in town? Noticing a lot of strays? Let people know how you feel. You can also use the calendar for inspiration: At Easter, tell readers why they shouldn\u2019t buy bunnies. On Mother\u2019s Day, remind your community of the animals whose babies are taken from them on factory farms.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Write on good news as well as bad.<\/strong> Thank the paper for its coverage of an anti-fur protest or for running profiles of animals available for adoption at shelters.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Be brief!<\/strong> Sometimes one pithy paragraph is enough. Three hundred words is the maximum length that most papers or magazines will allow without cutting, and it\u2019s better for you to do the cutting than for the editor to do it. The ideal length is 100 to 150.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Be sure to use correct grammar and spelling<\/strong> (use Spell Check), and preferably have your letter proofread by someone with good language skills.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Make the first sentence catchy<\/strong> to get the readers\u2019 attention, and stick to one issue.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>The letter should be timely.<\/strong> If you\u2019re responding to an article, submit it no more than three days after the article was published. (The e-mail address for submitting letters to the editor can usually be found on the publication\u2019s website under \u201cContact us.\u201d)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Use information from PETA literature and our website<\/strong> to help you write your letters. Feel free to use and adapt any of our text.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Make sure you include your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address<\/strong> in your letter. Many newspapers verify authorship before printing letters.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Don\u2019t just send letters to the biggest paper in town.<\/strong> The smaller the paper, the better the chances of getting your letter printed. Small weekly papers can help you reach hundreds or even thousands of people.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is there an issue that you feel strongly or are especially knowledgeable about? <strong>Offer to write an opinion piece for the local paper.<\/strong> These are longer articles of 500 to 800 words that summarize an issue, develop an argument, and propose a solution. Send the article to the editorial page editor with a note explaining why this issue matters to readers and asking the paper to publish your piece.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>You can also write (or call) television and radio stations<\/strong> to protest the glorification of cruelty to animals or to compliment them on programs that promote animal rights. For example, after NBC\u2019s <em>Today<\/em> aired a show explaining how to kill lobsters, it reported that it had received more concerned mail about that segment than any other.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Don\u2019t have time to write a letter? <strong>Post a quick comment online in response to blogs, newspaper and magazine articles, and TV news stories.<\/strong> In addition to reaching people reading online, publications sometimes print comments and tweets as letters to the editor.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Some Tips on Style<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Increase your credibility<\/strong> by mentioning anything that makes you especially qualified to write on a topic. For instance, \u201cAs a nutritionist, I know that vegan eating is healthy,\u201d or \u201cAs a mother,\u201d or \u201cAs a former fur-wearer,\u201d or \u201cAs a cancer survivor,\u201d etc.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Try to tell readers something they\u2019re not likely to know<\/strong> (such as how chickens are exploited for eggs) and suggest ways to take action (such as to stop buying eggs).<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Keep personal grudges and name-calling out of letters;<\/strong> they\u2019ll hurt your credibility.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Don\u2019t give lip service to anti-animal arguments.<\/strong> Speak affirmatively.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not true that vegans are weaklings.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Better:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cVegans are healthier and slimmer and live years longer than meat-eaters.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Avoid self-righteous language and exaggeration.<\/strong> Readers may dismiss arguments if they feel that they are being preached to or if the author sounds hysterical.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cOnly a heartless sadist could continue to eat animals when any fool knows that animals\u2019 lives are snuffed out in screaming agony for the satisfaction of people who can\u2019t be bothered to take a moral stand.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Better:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cMost compassionate people would stop eating meat if they saw the miserable lives endured by animals raised for food.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Don\u2019t assume your audience knows the issues.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t support the cruel veal industry.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Better:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cCalves who are raised for veal are tethered in small stalls and kept in complete darkness. Their mothers also endure sad fates, starting with the loss of their infants a few days after birth.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Inclusive language helps your audience identify with you.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cEating meat is bad for your health.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Better:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWe know that eating meat is bad for our health.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Use positive suggestions rather than negative commands.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t go to the circus.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Better:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s take our families to non-animal circuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Personalize your writing with anecdotes and visual images.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cSteel-jaw traps can trap an animal by the face, leg, or stomach.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Better:<\/strong> \u201cHave you ever seen a yearling fox whose face was caught in a steel-jaw trap? I have, which is how I know that traps tear into animals\u2019 flesh.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Avoid speciesist language.<\/strong> Instead of referring to an animal with an inanimate pronoun (\u201cit\u201d or \u201cwhich\u201d), use \u201cshe\u201d or \u201che\u201d and \u201cwho.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Avoid euphemisms<\/strong> (\u201cnegative reinforcement,\u201d \u201cculling the herd\u201d); say what you really mean (\u201cpainful electric shocks,\u201d \u201cslaughtering deer\u201d).<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Criticize the cruelty, not the newspaper.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThere is no excuse for your article promoting the circus.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Better:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThere is no excuse for the abuse that goes on in the circus.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Word About Form Letters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>PETA doesn\u2019t recommend the use of form letters to the editor\u2014prewritten letters provided by an organization\u2014because many newspapers demand exclusivity. In addition, if papers get the same letter from several different people or later see your letter in a different paper with someone else\u2019s name on it, that can cast suspicion on all letters on animal rights topics and dissuade editors from printing them.<\/p>\n<p>Use the information that many organizations provide, but personalize your letter to make it your own.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Letters to Businesses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Use your clout as a consumer to protest companies that exploit animals. Tell cosmetics manufacturers that you will purchase other brands until they stop testing on animals, or tell store managers that you won\u2019t shop there until they stop carrying live animals\u2014and explain why. If a business offers a fur coat as a prize, explain why you object to wearing fur and ask the sponsor to offer a prize that does not cause animal suffering, such as a trip or jewelry.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Letters to Legislators<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While everyone is good at complaining about politics to their friends, too few citizens express their opinions to those who can do something about it: legislators. Constituent input really does make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>The governor of Virginia vetoed a bill putting a bounty on coyotes because he received so much mail against it.<\/p>\n<p>According to former member of Congress Billy Evans (D-Ga.), \u201cLegislators estimate that 10 letters from constituents represent the concerns of 10,000 citizens. Anybody who will take the time to write is voicing the fears and desires of thousands more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If that\u2019s not enough to convince you, ask yourself this: If you don\u2019t communicate with the officials representing you, who will? While you\u2019re complaining to your friends about gruesome animal experiments, someone who disagrees with you is communicating with your representatives.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re probably not going to singlehandedly persuade your legislators to outlaw the fur trade. But many legislators share your objectives and just need to be convinced that there is sufficient public support before putting their necks on the line. The Advocacy Institute explains: \u201cWhen votes are secured or changed, it\u2019s most likely the aroused constituent-activists\u2014the grassroots\u2014who can claim the credit.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here\u2019s How to Make Your Voice Count:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myreps.datamade.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Find out<\/strong><\/a><strong> who your federal and state representatives are<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Identify yourself as a concerned citizen,<\/strong> <em>not<\/em> as a member of an organization; legislators want to get feedback from their constituents, not lobbyists.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Keep letters and e-mails brief<\/strong>\u2014no more than one page. If you\u2019re writing about a specific bill, mention in the first paragraph the bill\u2019s name (and number if you know it) and whether you support or oppose it. Include reasons and supporting data in the next paragraph or two. Conclude by asking for a response.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Focus on a specific topic.<\/strong> Don\u2019t ask the legislator just to \u201csupport animal rights bills.\u201d Very few legislators vote in favor of all animal protection bills, because different issues are at stake with each one.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Be polite and concise.<\/strong> Keep everything relevant to the bill or issue in question. Never be threatening or insulting. Remember, each letter pertaining to a particular piece of legislation is usually counted as a \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t get overwhelmed by the project. Just get those letters and e-mails written! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As few as 10 letters on any one topic can sway a legislator\u2019s vote. Several hours of letter-writing every month can make a big impact. And don\u2019t be discouraged if you receive unfavorable responses: The more we communicate with public officials, the sooner they\u2019ll change their positions.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember:<\/h3>\n<p>Right now, chicks\u2019 beaks are being burned off in factory farms.<br \/>\nRight now, raccoons are chewing off their paws to escape from steel-jaw traps.<br \/>\nRight now, millions of rabbits, mice, and other animals are being abused in laboratories.<br \/>\nRight now, animals in circuses are being beaten backstage.<br \/>\nSo, <em>write now<\/em>!<\/p>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"126280\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grassroots work is essential to the success of the animal rights movement, and PETA is committed to helping activists fight to protect animal 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