When we transplant organs, we are enabling viruses to jump natural barriers between species.
Wayne PacelleWe have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding One generation and out. We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding.
Wayne PacelleChina cares about its reputation and doesn't want to be known as the nation whose preferences drove the extinction of elephants.
Wayne PacelleThere are new ways of producing food, film, clothing, and research that steer clear of using animals. Some of those products are functionally equivalent or even superior to what we're used to. Now corporations, legislatures, and other institutions are responding, and supporting these shifts, so we're seeing seismic changes throughout society.
Wayne Pacelle