I Cannot Remember A Time When I

I Had Been Told From School Onwards That The Best Definition Of A Human Being Was Man The Tool-maker - Yet I Had Just Watched A Chimp Tool-maker In Action. I Remember That Day As Vividly As If It Was Yesterday.

I Learnt From Flo How To Be Mother. Flo Was Patient, Tolerant. She Was Supportive. She Was Always There. She Was Playful. She Enjoyed Having Her Babies, As Good Mothers Do.

People Say, "oh, We Ought To Fight For Animal Rights." We Fought For Human Rights, But Even If Humans Have Rights, They Can Still Be Horribly Abused And Are Every Day. You Don't Have To Go To Some Far Off Land, Far Away Place; We Have A Lot Of Child Abuse In Our Own Society.

I Believe That The Tragedy [like Terror Attack] That's Caused So Much Grief And Suffering To So Many Thousands And Thousands Of People Has Also Served As A Call To Action, Because Many People Now Are Re-examining Their Own Value Systems, And The Churches, Temples, Mosques And Cathedrals Are Packed To Overflowing For The First Time In Years.

They Used To Ask: "how Will This Decision That We Make Today Affect Our People In The Future?" Now We Make Decisions Based On: "how Does It Affect Me, Now? How Does It Affect The Next Shareholders Meeting, Three Months Ahead? How Does It Affect My Next Political Campaign?"