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it's PETA's desire to move the circus away from the use of elephants and other "megafauna," such as big cats, and to concentrate more on acrobats, clowns and acts that use domestic animals such as horses and dogs.

Es el caso de la asociación que han encontrado entre el gen HAS2 y el arrugamiento de la piel de los perros Shar-Pei, originarios de China. Raras mutaciones en este gen han sido identificadas en humanos que sufren una enfermedad en la piel denominada mucinosis.

En la raza beagle los investigadores encontraron otro gen que modifica en las personas el índice de masa corporal y determinadas características del metabolismo.

Es insultante que se coleccionen perritos modificados genéticamente hasta el punto de convertirlos en enfermos potenciales, mientras cientos de miles mueren en las perreras o en la calle

In my opinion there isn't a heck of a lot of difference between these "animal protection" organizations and the industry and its proxies. Another way to think of this situation is what we have seen in the environmental movement since the 1980's. What I have observed is that once any organization grows to a certain critical mass things change. There is always a disconnect from the grassroots and survival of the corporate entity is job one. It was a back room trade off. An "I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine." The industry is changing of its own volition due to recent developments in animal husbandry and the re-engineering of the animals them selves. As far as I know these "animal protection" organizations have never put into print, spoke of or promoted animal rights. It is the media that has conflated these animal husbandry reform organizations with animal rights and many well meaning activists become confused and support them thinking that they are convertly animal rights organizations.

You talk about cattle and dairy culture being validated by TV advertisements; about a dominating culture of indoctrination; and how frightening social change can seem.

Where the animal movement has gone wrong for over 30 years is the story they shared. It is a message of suffering, cruelty and harm.