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U.K. citizens fleeing the Middle East and Japan have been allowed to take their animal companions with them on evacuation flights. The U.S. is not so civilized, and that's a blot on our national copybook.

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It's time for the State Department to permanently change its official policy to allow all members of U.S. citizens' families - no matter what size they are or how many legs they have - to evacuate together when disaster strikes.

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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.

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Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show that vegetarians are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and that a vegetarian diet reduces our risk of heart disease by 40 percent and adds seven or more years to our lifespan.

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Give your dog or cat respect, patience, understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week, that's a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel.

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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.

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Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens the arteries and runs up our health-care costs. The last thing a poor person can afford is a heart attack or cancer or a stroke. And that's all linked to a meat-based diet. I think animal liberation is human liberation.

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I have to think of the positive; that's how I cope.

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I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog.

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At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Activist

Born: June 11th, 1949

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