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"If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would."
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Wayne PacelleI’ve always had an affinity for wildlife, and the direct assault made — Wayne Pacelle
"I’ve always had an affinity for wildlife, and the direct assault made on that wildlife by hunters and trappers has always infuriated me … At the same time, I don’t have a hands-on fondness for animals. I did not grow up bonded to any particular nonhuman animal. I like them and I pet them and I’m kind to them, but there’s no special bond between me and other animals…"
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Wayne Pacelle
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Wayne Pacelle is an American animal rights and animal welfare activist, non-profit businessperson and author. Two of his books have been New York Times best-sellers. He has led dozens of winning ballot measures on animal protection, shepherded to passage dozens of federal bills into law, and negotiated hundreds of agreements with corporations – from securing pledges from all major global athletic
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"I don’t love animals or think they are cute."
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"Animals have their own rights. We’re animals too."
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"Interviewer: How about pets, Wayne? Would you envision a future with no pets in the world?"
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"We equate speciesism—the belief that one’s species is superior to all others—with racism and sexism."
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"Having hunters oversee wildlife is like having Dracula guard the blood bank."
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