The 2010s have seen a dramatic shift in animal activism. Non-profit organizations are focusing less on the animals and more on factors such as human health, social justice, and climate change. The movement has made strides in lobbying for political change rather than concentrating on individual consumer habits, and this softer, diplomatic tone has paved the way for the future of animal advocacy. Does that mean the shock factor of former animal rights campaigns has no merit? Certainly not. The movement needed heads to turn, and now that people are looking, advocates can speak their truth.
Pamela Anderson makes heads turn, and she knows it. At the surface level, the attitude is unabashedly voyeuristic—people see her as the busty blonde on Baywatch, or the outspoken actress who poses naked for PETA…