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Thugs for puppies
The militant animal rights group SHAC has one goal: Cripple a lab that tests (and kills) dogs and monkeys. They say they're activists. The government calls them terrorists.
By John Cook [2006-02-07]

  • Quote from Henry Beston

    On this subject, I would like to share a quote from Henry Beston, from his book,

    The Outermost House, 1924:

    The animal ... gifted with ... senses we have lost, living by voices we shall never hear,

    they are not brethren, they are not underlings;

    they are other nations,

    caught with ourselves in the net of life and time,

    fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth. ---Henry Beston, 1924

    Our society's treatment of animals is a great spiritual evil, and is a reflection of the disease at the heart of our values and beliefs. The actions of animal rights groups are candles shining in the darkness. Any change of major proportion in consciousness comes with a wide spectrum of activity, some on the extreme edge. But someday, man may realize that we live side by side with the other beings on this planet, and not above them. The creator of one is the creator of all.

    -- Shara Saunders
    Sunday, February 5, 2006 08:04 AM
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