From My Perspective, I Absolutely Believe In

It's Not That Humans And Non-humans Are Identical... But The Lack Of Understanding That Led To The Slave Trade Is The Same Lack Of Understanding Many People Have About Animals Today. When Slaves Were Brought Over From Africa, Many People Believed They Were Not Humans, That They Didn't Have Feelings. Many People Believe That Primates And Other Animals Don't Have Feelings, Too, But They Do.

We Are Always Talking About How We Can Get More Environmental And Humanitarian Education. It Is About Listening To The Voice Of Young People - How They Feel, And What Would Be Most Meaningful For Them.

I Was The Sort Of Person Who Didn't Care About Hairdressing And Clothes And Parties And Boyfriends. I Really Wanted To Be In The Wild.

So Long As We Continued To Attach More Importance To Our Own Narrow Group Membership Than To The 'global Village' We Would Propagate Prejudice And Ignorance. There Was Absolutely No Harm In Being Part Of A Small Group - Indeed, With Our Hunter-gatherer Band Mentality It Gave Comfort, Provided Us With An Inner Circle Of Friends Who Could Be Utterly Trusted, Who Were Absolutely Reliable. It Helped Give Us Peace Of Mind. The Danger Came Only From Drawing That Sharp Line, Digging That Ditch, Laying That Minefield, Between Our Own Group And Any Other Group That Thought Differently.

Thousands Of People Who Say They "love" Animals Sit Down Once Or Twice A Day To Enjoy The Flesh Of Creatures Who Have Been Utterly Deprived Of Everything That Could Make Their Lives Worth Living And Who Endured The Awful Suffering And The Terror Of The Abattoirs...