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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.

Farm Animals Feel Pleasure And Sadness, Excitement And Resentment, Depression, Fear, And Pain. They Are Far More Aware And Intelligent Than We Ever Imagined...they Are Individuals In Their Own Right.

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.

We Are Beginning To Learn That Each Animal Has A Life And A Place And A Role In This World. If We Place Compassion And Care In The Middle Of All Our Dealings With The Animal World And Honor And Respect Their Lives, Our Attitudes Will Change.

If You Look Through All The Different Cultures. Right From The Earliest, Earliest Days With The Animistic Religions, We Have Sought To Have Some Kind Of Explanation For Our Life, For Our Being, That Is Outside Of Our Humanity.