People fight for all sorts of rights and humane procedures, only to see them cynically abused by false claimants, wicked people smugglers and nimble-footed solicitors.
He climbed the Army ranks, becoming a brigadier general before retiring and becoming an advocate for the use of humane procedures in the detention of suspected terrorists.
Their purpose was to show that following humane procedures would not weaken the country's defense, he said, but strengthen it.
In such circumstances, it is essential to ensure that the maximum amount of high quality data is obtained from the minimum number of animals, using the most humane procedures, in accordance with the philosophy of reduction, refinement and replacement (3Rs).
Researchers must seek more efficient methods that involve fewer animals, look for more humane procedures and work towards developing completely new forms of experimentation that do not call for animals.
In their debates this week in Tampa, Fla., over the party platform, Republican delegates hammered out an immigration plank calling for tough border enforcement and opposing "any forms of amnesty" for illegal immigrants, instead endorsing "humane procedures to encourage illegal aliens to return home voluntarily," a policy of self-deportation.
When it is necessary to kill an animal, reliable humane procedures must be used to avoid pain or distress, and produce rapid loss of consciousness until death occurs.
Meanwhile, Temple Grandin, the animal science professor known for designing more humane procedures for slaughtering beef cattle, has called for "controlled atmosphere stunning," a process of using gas to make the birds unconscious before they get shackled for slaughter.
