Especially in this Internet age, routine practices are being exposed and rightly recognized as harsh and cruel.
Wayne PacelleThe good news is we are seeing an incredible surge in non-animal technologies in laboratories. With researchers using stem cells, visually impaired people may one day have new corneas and lenses grown from their own cells. That is likely to be a more effective and cheaper approach than using animals.
Wayne PacelleWhen we transplant organs, we are enabling viruses to jump natural barriers between species.
Wayne PacelleAs a society, we are typically deeply disassociated from animal cruelty, but more than ever, animal protection organizations are telling the backstory. People are being forced, to confront the realities. At the same time, we have an ever-growing understanding of the intelligence and emotional capacities of animals and an acceptance of the principle that animal cruelty is a moral problem.
Wayne Pacelle