It's amazing to see what you're missing. It's quite cool when you see some of the animals that walk through, and you have no idea they're there.

(The researchers) have to be able to justify the use of animals. It's extremely competitive.

There is something wholly likeable about most people who write about animals

It's all in a day's work. We recognize how important animals are to people.

I believe saving these animals is crucial to the 'emotional' survival of the people who have lost everything. We desperately need everyone's help to buy supplies to find, transport, house, feed, care for and locate the owners of these helpless, starving animals. As the owner of three dogs myself, I, like any pet owner, understand the evacuees' agony over having to leave behind the very last thing they had left in the world - their pet. Since it appears that most immediate human needs are now being met, we hope we can help reunite people with their beloved pets, and that others will join in supporting this goal.

Right now, animals are generally considered property. Animals do not have rights in the sense that humans have rights.