He didn’t like to see animals in captivity. When he looked into their eyes, something in their eyes looked back at him.

My blood was boiling, which is not a good thing for a coldblood.
Dracula was dead. Rex was dying or dead.
Breakfast was dying.
And I was caring about it all. Meanwhile, that blasted Gunnar did nothing but sit and stare at his teevee all day.
He was the reason we were all here, the reason we were suffering and dying,
and he barely noticed us.
I hissed so hard it hurt.

True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which is deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.

Animal Welfare cannot be Delimited by Geographical Boundaries

We witnessed animals having their leg tendons slashed and eyes stabbed at with knives to disable and disorientate them prior to slaughter.

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test…consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.