I am stunned beyond adequate words. My mind feels overwhelmed with story after story of humans proving themselves to be the absolute cruelest species on the face of this earth. First, I had no idea that the Pavlov I grew up hearing about in school was such a sadistic, monsterous animal abuser performing the cruelest most unthinkable acts against animals in the name of "basic science" as one of the authors put it. And speaking of basic science, the monkey man put it brilliantly when he in short questioned WHAT IS THE POINT regarding the unthinkable abuse he inflicted on Clayton the primate. Over EIGHT YEARS of living like that?!? I am so furious, I almost can't begin to describe my anger over this or the other stories. It is quite possible I have never been this angry. Or helpless.
Here's a great quote from one of the authors, which is at the heart of animal abuse: "What's true for Pepper must be true for us; her heart must beat like mine." Hmm, YES. That is CORRECT. Animals CAN feel and experience pain and dread- wow, just like us, who would have imagined! Though they cannot speak like us intelligent, all-surpassing humans, they too have beating hearts...just like OURS! Amazing. And why not take it a step further? How about some scientific experimentation to scientifically prove that science is correct in the theory that all living creatures feel pain and deserve "humane" (funnily enough a word derived from "human") treatment. Why not experiment with humans in cages undergoing the exact same treatment and document their reactions just to prove that this theory is in fact true? Would humans like to be attached to cages 24/7 with open fistulas while licking up their own stomach acid for a lifetime or until their captors decide to murder them? Would humans experience suffering if they sat in cages every moment of their lives when they were not being deformed by a scalpel or undergoing some Frankenstein nightmare without anesthesia? Would they? Why not further experiment in the name of science and document our findings? Seriously, someone tell me WHY NOT?! WHY. NOT. Well, because. Because humans are the superior species and therefore deserve superior treatment, do we not? We can inflict the most evil sufferings upon animals in the name of "basic science" because though animals do have feelings, they are not humans. It is the most disgusting, twisted logic and I cannot begin to fathom it. Nor is there anything I can do to change it. Animal abuse otherwise known as "experimentation" will always occur at the hands of humans on this messed up planet. I will seriously, seriously try to forget that I ever laid eyes on these articles.
