Bubbles
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Not all animal rights believers are out-of-control wackjobs (the refuge director and the volunteers and workers who keep the refuge running are a good example of non-wackjob types).
Your friend the refuge director is an example of someone who believes in animal welfare, which is how the original animal rights movement started - to fight abuse, neglect, cruelty, etc.
Now the animal rights movement is mainly run by extremists who don't believe that animals should be exploited by people for any reason, whether it's as food, service animals (think police and SAR K9's), or recreation (e.g. horseback riding).