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By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

ANIMAL WELFARE

First a Kitten, Then the World?

Aileen Walden is the member services director at the Best Friends Animal Society, a Kanab, Utah-based organization dedicated to leading a “kindness revolution that transforms the way we relate to the animals, the environment and to each other.”

“The state of our culture is reflected by the way we treat our most vulnerable,” Walden explains. “By focusing on the welfare of the companion animals in our society and, indeed, on all animals, we can create a more compassionate society. As a result, we can elevate the way that we relate to our fellow human beings.”