Why Animal Welfare Fails.?
Animal welfare doesn’t fail because people don’t care.
It fails because we don’t care together.
If We Can’t Stand Together, How Will They Even Survive?
A hungry puppy lies shivering in a corner, crying for help.
An injured dog slowly bleeds out on the roadside, unnoticed.
Not because people don’t care — but because those who care are too busy fighting over who gets noticed.
Someone is more focused on likes than lives.
Someone is copying someone else’s genuine efforts just to gain followers.
Someone refuses to share another rescuer’s post — not because it’s untrue, but because they don’t want anyone else getting attention.
And while all this noise surrounds us,
the voiceless suffer in silence.
The Hard Truth: Why Animal Welfare Keeps Failing
We live in a time where the number of “animal lovers” is growing — but unity is shrinking.
People are quick to brand themselves.
They promote their names,
their shelters, their groups.
They want their face on the rescue on the social media and press media — not just their effort.
They whisper:
“I did it first.”
“Why is their work going viral?”
“Don’t share their post, or they’ll get more followers.”
“I’ll just do the same idea and post it as mine.”
But what about the animals?
Do they care who started it first?
Do they care who’s “trending”?
No. They just want help. From anyone. From everyone.
And when we choose ego over empathy,
we’re choosing to let them suffer.
While We Argue, Dogs Are Dying
Let’s be brutally honest.
While some people debate who’s more "dedicated,"
who’s building a better shelter,
who's trending on social media…
Dogs are starving, bleeding, crying, and dying on our streets.
This is not animal welfare.
This is not compassion.
This is a popularity contest — and animals are paying the price.
Why Sharing and Appreciation Matter More Than We Think
When you share someone’s rescue post,
you’re not just “supporting a page.”
You’re possibly saving a life.
One share could reunite a lost dog with its family.
One appreciation could motivate a tired rescuer to keep going.
One voice can bring a donation that pays for treatment or surgery.
One kind word can give hope to someone who’s breaking inside.
Sharing is not competition — it’s contribution.
Appreciation is not weakness — it’s power.
But when we refuse to uplift others out of envy or fear,
we don’t just block them — we block the help animals could’ve received.
One More Dog Can Live… If We Just Let Go of Ego
Maybe you didn’t get the credit.
Maybe someone else went viral.
Maybe your work went unnoticed.
But if even one animal was saved because of that effort —
isn’t that the only thing that truly matters?
We must ask ourselves:
Are we in this to build our image — or to save lives?
It Was Never About Us.
We are not the heroes.
We are just the bridge between suffering and survival.
The animals — the broken, abandoned, forgotten souls —
they are the ones fighting to live every single day.
And if we can’t even unite for them,
If we can’t even support each other for their sake…
Then we have failed.
We don’t deserve to call ourselves “animal lovers” if our pride matters more than their pain.
Let’s Fix What’s Broken.
Let’s stop the ego.
Let’s end the silent jealousy.
Let’s stop hiding good work just because it’s not “ours”.
Let’s share, support, and celebrate anyone who’s helping animals — no matter which group, page, shelter, or person they are.
Because when we lift each other up,
they finally get lifted too.
Let’s be human again.
If we don’t stand together,
they won’t survive.
-For Animal Liberation
Dr.Vijayapriya
Executive Director
SCAN FOUNDATION
