a generation from now i hope that my son does not have to give the same advice to his children as his father and i gave him the summer of 2014 will be known for something beyond the anniversaries of the civil rights achievements that have led to so much progress in our nation ferguson a call to action theres nothing wrong with a group of people standing against torture and abuse theres nothing wrong with lobbying for humane alternatives theres nothing wrong with strongly perhaps loudly advocating on behalf of the defenseless animals who exist at the receiving end of our collective selfishness and gluttony animal rights activists are an easy punchline but their cause deserves greater public advocacy