press3095Q Mar 6 3 min read
Grand National Disruption: Social Change Lab Reports Positive Long- Term Societal Change
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• Last April, Animal Rising supporters made headlines at the start of the Grand National when they delayed the race by 15 minutes after gaining access to the track, attempting to stop the race and protect the lives of horses [1]. • The disruption successfully began a national conversation about "our broken relationship with other animals and the natural world," with Animal Rising calling for a plant-based food system and rewilding • Research from the Social Change Lab found that regardless of how much someone knew about the protest, attitudes towards animals had improved six months after the protest occurred [2]. A report published by the Social Change Lab on (21/02/24) that focused on the short and long-term effects of disruptive animal rights protests analysed Animal Rising's disruption of the Grand National last April.Their research found that initial negative attitudes towards the protest weakened and, essentially, disappeared six months after the protest, with the same being true of attitudes towards animals in general. 1038 499
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