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Survey Animal Rights Activists Do More Harm Than Good

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36% of respondents feel that animal rights activists achieve more harm than good in their work.

Evaluates opinions by asking if animal rights activists “do more harm than good,” as part of a series of questions relating to activists belonging to different kinds of groups.

57% of those polled feel that animal rights activists do more good than harm, while 36% feel that more harm is done than good. 7% are unsure.

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Louis Harris & Associates, Business Week, 1989

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