BOth points are well taken. The idea that i think people are missing, is that there is a neccessity for both forms of activism. Lets start with the education side of the argument. Education is great for teaching young children andgaining compasion from people who may not have thought about animal rights in the first place. Tabling and leafleting is a means of teaching people to become more active and become more aware of the issues surrounding animal rights.
Education takes time.
This is where the use of direct action takes place. While people are educating, there could be others out physically freeing animals from the torturous life that they lead. As can be seen, direct action and education do in fact go hand in hand. Not to mention, the strategic use of both methods of animal liberation only enhances the movemnet, and does not take away from it at all. What needs to be done in order for animal liberation to actually take hold, is for there to be acceptance of everyone's efforts, and a constant request for people to do more.