Of course the plea for respect for nonhuman life goes far beyond the scientific delight of familiarity with our planet mates. The nonhuman forms of life with which we 6 000 million talking upright apes share this finite planet are directly or indirectly connected to our well-being.
If you join government calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along do your best and when you have to - and you will - leave and be something else.
