Caring Cook

Stop UBC Animal Research has tried several avenues of communication trying to reach Stephen Toope president of UBC to discuss the animal research happening at his university.  There have been letters, emails, phone calls, and even Valentines day cards all of which have been ignored. Well Mr. Toope you can't ignore STOP forever.

Monday morning as President Stephen Toope took the stage in the Life Science building and STOP was there asking him "When does UBC plan to kill the monkeys and why do you refuse to sell us the monkeys so we can release them to a sanctuary?" Mr.Toope avoided the question and said their would be a opportunity for discussions after. After the speeches there were no discussions and we were asked to leave.

Tuesday evening after a showing of the movie "In the Heat of the Night" Stephen Toope took the podium and STOP was there to ask the questions he has been avoiding. Once again Mr.Toope avoided our questions and the discussion period was short lived. Afterwards there was food and drinks and STOP handed out information to the audience.

It amazes me how few people would take STOP's information. "In the Heat of the Night" was published in 1965 against the backdrop of the American civil rights movement and discusses social issues related to race. How could this audience not make the connection between racism and speciesism. One quote comes to my mind.

"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men." ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

And this picture comes to mind

We are all earthlings, don't be a speciesist.

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