U.K. citizens fleeing the Middle East and Japan have been allowed to take their animal companions with them on evacuation flights. The U.S. is not so civilized, and that's a blot on our national copybook.

Euthanasia is the kindest gift to a dog or cat unwanted and unloved.

At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave.

To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering.

Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals.

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.

The smallest form of life, even an ant or a clam, is equal to a human being