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Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan, born on March 3, 1938, is a renowned American author. Her works are known for their warm and touching stories, particularly in the field of children's literature. MacLachlan's writing style is beloved by readers, and her works have won numerous important awards. more

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“Sometimes I think that the only effective and productive method of destroying speciesism would be for each uncaring human to be forced to live the life of a cow on a feedlot, or a monkey in a laboratory, or an elephant in the circus, or a bull in a rodeo, or a mink on a fur farm. Then people would be awakened from their soporific states and finally understand the horrors that are inflicted on the animal kingdom by the vilest species to ever roam this planet: the human animal!”

“Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as mere commodities? Who stole my compassion, my empathy and my conscience? Who lied to me? Who instilled this vicious mindset of human-to-animal exploitation as standard operating procedure?”