FAQs
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Q: Why do you have a name similar to Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Are you demeaning the SPCA?
A: Absolutely not. We oppose cruelty to any sentient creature. It's just that our focus is on "man's inhumanity to man." We want to point out that insufficient attention is given to the prevention of cruelty to people.
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Q: Why do you try to address such a broad spectrum of needs, with divisions for children, seniors, the workplace, politics, religion and more?
A: The needs are indeed wide-ranging, and that is why there are separate divisions. However, one thing underlies cruelty in all of these (and other) areas. That one thing is disrespect. SPCH deals with more than just this or that aspect of the problem. We address the root issue.
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Q: How can I as one ordinary person make any difference?
A: One act of kindness rather than cruelty on your part may go unnoticed by the greater community, but it will make a big difference to the one you blessed rather than injured.
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Q: How does the SPCH help me to be an agent for kindness and against cruelty?
A: It connects you with a network of like-minded people who not only offer moral support but also suggest practical ways to advance the anti-cruelty agenda.
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Q: What do you mean when you call for a "cultural shift" in the society at large?
A: Our society is conditioned to accept cruelty and violence. It's not only tolerated in many venues but is actually celebrated in much of the media, and used as entertainment. That needs to change.
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Q: How can you even hope to change the whole society?
A: Incrementally. Societies do change for the better. Consider smoking. It used to be commonly accepted, even glamourized. That began to change with clear evidence of how harmful it was. Part of our strategy is to clearly demonstrate how harmful cruelty is--not only to the victim but also to the perpetrator, and even, in a lesser degree, to those who merely stand by and allow it.