People keep silent about issues they know are morally wrong for a number of reasons. In the case of the SPCA, some feel they can bring about change from working within, others fear they may lose their job, and others believe that if they weren’t there, it would be far worse for the animals. Then there are those who are there out of self-interest and are benefiting from some sort of mutually acceptable arrangement.

But how long can one keep silent about needless killing that is rationalized on a number of grounds? Of course there is pressure to keep quiet, and toe the line, and there can be consequences to challenging the status quo. It takes courage and strength of character to be a lone voice, or that of a minority, but sooner or later those voices will be heard. It's the culmination of many small steps that will determine the future, and that should be motivation enough to stop and say, enough is enough, today is the day I'll do the right thing. I'm going to be that voice for the animals I profess to care so deeply about.

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something I can do.'
Edward Everett Hale 1822-1909
American Author, Clergyman