Not only did he stand up for animals, he also took several steps backward from helping animals. Even if he succeeded in his plots, he might have stopped a small handful of people from ever harming other animals again. But how many people have seen this in the news, and see this as a reason to discredit, distance, or otherwise ignore other causes for animals? Stuff like this is short-sighted gains, but a long term loss.
Regardless of one's stance on the morality of such acts, if you are actually want to help the animals, and have the slightest forethought about how to communicate with people and spread a cause, you wouldn't support this. Otherwise you are just a potential impediment to those actually helping animals.
Not only did he stand up for animals, he also took several steps backward from helping animals. Even if he succeeded in his plots, he might have stopped a small handful of people from ever harming other animals again. But how many people have seen this in the news, and see this as a reason to discredit, distance, or otherwise ignore other causes for animals? Stuff like this is short-sighted gains, but a long term loss.
Regardless of one's stance on the morality of such acts, if you are actually want to help the animals, and have the slightest forethought about how to communicate with people and spread a cause, you wouldn't support this. Otherwise you are just a potential impediment to those actually helping animals.