The issue of xenotransplantation - such as transplanting animal organs into humans - is fraught with risks for animals, naturally, and for people.
Wayne PacelleAt The Humane Society of the United States, we know how difficult it is to prevent cruelty to animals in movies because so many of the animal welfare problems occur behind the scenes in training, housing, and transportation, long before the animals get on the set.
Wayne PacelleHuman creativity and innovation is going to make the exploitation of animals look not only inhumane but obsolete and cumbersome.
Wayne PacelleThe definition of obscenity on the newsstands should be extended to many hunting magazines.
Wayne PacelleThe Humane Society of the United States works with local Humane Societies across the country. We don't control every local Humane Society in this nation. These organizations strive to the greatest degree to provide homes for animals and to encourage adoption, to spay and neuter animals. And if a decision is made to euthanize, it is a failure of society, not the local organizations who are striving to do their best.
Wayne Pacelle