"We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to make all people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves."

Advocating for animal rights was a natural extension of Cesar Chávez's fight for social justice and equality.
Reposted from United Farm Workers
Cesar Chavez is greeted by supporters outside Monterey County Jail on Christmas Eve 12/24/70 after CA Supreme Court orders his release for refusing Monterey Co. Superior Court judge’s order to halt UFW boycott of grower struck during the lettuce/ vegetable strike earlier that yr.

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