If my father had a heart attack it would give me no solace at all to know his treatment was first tried on a dog.

Would I rather the research lab that tests animals is reduced to a bunch of cinders? Yes.

The bottom line is that people dont have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want toys, they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship, they should seek it with their own kind.

Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test.

Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show that vegetarians are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and that a vegetarian diet reduces our risk of heart disease by 40 percent and adds seven or more years to our lifespan.

Even painless research is fascism, supremacism...

Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do.