If Harsher Laws Are Put In Place,

Researchers Find It Very Necessary To Keep Blinkers On. They Don't Want To Admit That The Animals They Are Working With Have Feelings.

Certainly The First True Humans Were Unique By Virtue Of Their Large Brains. It Was Because The Human Brain Is So Large When Compared With That Of A Chimpanzee That Paleontologists For Years Hunted For A Half-ape, Half-human Skeleton That Would Provide A Fossil Link Between The Human And The Ape.

There Are An Awful Lot Of Scientists Today Who Believe That Before Very Long We Shall Have Unraveled All The Secrets Of The Universe. There Will Be No Puzzles Anymore. To Me, It'd Be Really, Really Tragic Because I Think One Of The Most Exciting Things Is This Feeling Of Mystery, Feeling Of Awe, The Feeling Of Looking At A Little Live Thing And Being Amazed By It And How It Has Emerged Through These Hundreds Of Years Of Evolution And There It Is And It Is Perfect And Why.

The More We Learn Of The True Nature Of Non-human Animals, Especially Those With Complex Brains And Corresponding Complex Social Behavior, The More Ethical Concerns Are Raised Regarding Their Use In The Service Of Man - Whether This Be In Entertainment, As "pets," For Food, In Research Laboratories, Or Any Of The Other Uses To Which We Subject Them.

My Mother Always Taught Us That If People Don't Agree With You, The Important Thing Is To Listen To Them. But If You've Listened To Them Carefully And You Still Think That You're Right, Then You Must Have The Courage Of Your Convictions.