More wise words ...

“How corrupted do our sensibilities have to be to think that the message [of compassion, kindness, service, and love] applies only to human beings? Do love and compassion have boundaries? Of gender, race, tribe, nation, or species? We are to serve all those beings who need our assistance; the least among us have the greatest claim to our service, and thus the animals have a mighty claim indeed; they do not have a voice and so they must rely on the voice of human reason and compassion."

-- Dr. Steven Best