In appropriate circumstances we are justified in using humans to achieve goals (or the goal of assisting animals).

Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.

All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.

So, basically, my view is I don't want to support the exploitation of animals, and within reason, I will do what I can to avoid it, but it's not like it's a religion for me. It's not like I consider I'm polluted if somehow some bit of milk or cheese or something passes my lips.

Charitable giving is a huge sector in the United States. It amounts to $350 billion a year. And yet, I can't help feeling that a lot of that is wasted because people have not been thinking about how to do it as effectively as possible.

The notion that human life is sacred just because it is human life is medieval.

No consideration at all is given to the interests of the "pests" - the very word "pest" seems to exclude any concern for the animals themselves. But the classification "pest" is our own, and a rabbit that is a pest is as capable of suffering, and as deserving of consideration, as a white rabbit who is a beloved companion animal.