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The Golden Circle Programs
The ideas behind these programs can be found in its name: Golden, as in life’s “Golden Rule” of treating others the way you would have others treat you; and Circle, as in the “Circle of Empathy”, a concept that describes a human tendency to place certain relationships within a circle of attention, sympathy and caring, while, at the same time, behaving with indifference to those relationships outside that circle. We believe that the psychological dynamics leading to the victimization of and cruelty to animals often mirror those that play out in violence committed between humans. Our objectives are to alleviate the suffering of the animals themselves, and to use the process to educate and raise awareness to the importance of extending our personal circles of empathy to include all life
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