“Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption. They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us as co-inheritors of all the beauty and abundance of life on this planet”

—  Marc Bekoff

Source: Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect

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