China cares about its reputation and doesn't want to be known as the nation whose preferences drove the extinction of elephants.

Human creativity and innovation is going to make the exploitation of animals look not only inhumane but obsolete and cumbersome.

China is now urging citizens to eat less meat. Factory farming comes with immense costs to a society, and Chinese leaders are starting to recognize its implications for water use, the efficient use of grains and other food resources, and human health concerns.

Especially in this Internet age, routine practices are being exposed and rightly recognized as harsh and cruel.

I don't have a hands - on fondness for animals. I did not grow up bonded to any particular nonhuman animal. I like them and I pet them and I'm kind to them, but there's no special bond between me and other animals...

If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would.

We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals.