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Animals for the most part just need to be left alone.
Wayne Pacelle
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Wayne Pacelle
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 4
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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.
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The issue of xenotransplantation - such as transplanting animal organs into humans - is fraught with risks for animals, naturally, and for people.
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The life of an ant and the life of my child should be accorded equal respect.
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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...
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People know what happened in California, and they know it can happen again and again. They know that no group has passed more ballot measures than we have. They know we have a focused strategy. They know we have a budget of $150 million a year. And they know we're ready for a fight.
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Human care (of animals) is simply sentimental, sympathetic patronage.
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Human creativity and innovation is going to make the exploitation of animals look not only inhumane but obsolete and cumbersome.
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We would be foolish and silly not to unite with people in the public health sector, the environmental community, [and] unions, to try to challenge corporate agriculture.
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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.
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If I had my personal view, perhaps that might take hold. In fact, I don't want to see another dog or cat born.
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We believe in the Three Rs - reducing the consumption of meat and other animal-based foods refining the diet by eating products only from methods of production, transport, and slaughter that minimize pain and distress and replacing meat and other animal-based foods in the diet with plant-based foods.
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There 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.
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We've witnessed so many revolutions in our society. Think of transportation, photography, or communications. Things once unimaginable have become seemingly impossible to live without.
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We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals.
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The combination of moral intentionality and human innovation is a powerful force. And that's the force behind the humane economy. By embracing its tenets, we help animals, but we also advance commerce in a more sustainable, and profitable, way. I think we have every reason to believe it is the way of the future.
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The definition of obscenity on the newsstands should be extended to many hunting magazines.
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We 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.
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The 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.
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China is a keen observer of trends elsewhere in the world, and it's going to give our own innovators a run for their money.
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Our goal is to get sport hunting in the same category as **** fighting and dog fighting. We are going to use the ballot box and the democratic process to stop all hunting in the United States.
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