It's time for the State Department to permanently change its official policy to allow all members of U.S. citizens' families - no matter what size they are or how many legs they have - to evacuate together when disaster strikes.

Animal liberationists do not separate out the human animal, so there is no rational basis for saying that a human being has special rights. A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. They're all mammals.

I find that as I get older I seem to become more of a Luddite... And hearing animal experimenters describe me as a Luddite--which used to think I was not. And now I think Ned Lud had the right idea and we should have stopped all the machinery way back when, and learned to live simple lives.

Eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship - enjoyment at a distance.

Most Americans, like most Japanese, view their dogs, cats, and other animal companions as family members, and rightly so.

It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.

Winners don't eat wieners.