Can we REALLY help animals?

[BennyJackdaw]

I've been in kind of a depressed state as of late. I go to so many places and I see a lot of people pushing hunting, meat eating, animal testing, deforestation, and just plain killing, harming and belittling animals, always saying "it's for the good of the environment" and what not.
 
 But what I really wanted to make a topic about was to ask for ways we can help animals and the environment WITHOUT killing animals, harming them, or putting them below human convenience. It might make me feel a little better if I could get some help on this matter.

[anoni]

Act local.

Here are some ways to help the environment.

1. Recycle
2. Don't use airoconditioning or appliances that use lots of energy that aren't absolutely necessary
3. There are several ways you can save water. you can read about some of the ways here
4. Use a compost
5. If you can afford it, implement solar panels to your house, you may even get money by selling the electricity you generate


Those are just some ways.

I also want to make a small little moderator note

I'm assuming this topic is what you say it is, ways to help the environment that does not harm animals. If this topic becomes related to "animal abusers and how they're bad" then this topic will be locked, as this will be going off-topic. (You've made enough of those topics already)

[BennyJackdaw]

Sounds easy enough. We don't have any recycling plants close by, but I'm already doing the fourth one.