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Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace.

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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.

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Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do.

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The wonderful thing is that it's so incredibly easy to be kind.

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Never doubt that one person can make a difference.

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Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.

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All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent.

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We all have prejudices to dispel: the need to get away from thinking that 'I' am important and special and 'you' are not, and the frightened mindset that tells us that certain 'others' are of no consequence.

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Elephants have the largest brains of any mammal on the face of the Earth. They are creative, altruistic and kind.

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Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Activist

Born: June 11th, 1949

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