Ethics Is Inescapable.

One Thing Is Certain: You Will Find Plenty Of Worthwhile Things To Do. You Will Not Be Bored, Or Lack Fulfillment In Your Life. Most Important Of All, You Will Know That You Have Not Lived And Died For Nothing, Because You Will Have Become Part Of The Great Tradition Of Those Who Have Responded To The Amount Of Pain And Suffering In The Universe By Trying To Make The World A Better Place.

Dolphins Are Social Mammals, Capable Of Enjoying Their Lives. They Form Close Bonds With Other Members Of Their Group.

I Don't Think There's Anything In The Compromise That Means That There's A Clash Of Ethics.

...the Nervous Systems Of Other Animals Were Not Artificially Constructed - As A Robot Might Be Artificially Constructed - To Mimic The Pain Behavior Of Humans. A Capacity To Feel Pain Obviously Enhances A Species' Prospects Of Survival...it Is Surely Unreasonable To Suppose That Nervous Systems That Are Virtually Identical Physiologically, Have A Common Origin And A Common Evolutionary Function, And Result In Similar Forms Of Behavior In Similar Circumstances Should Actually Operate In An Entirely Different Manner On The Level Of Subjective Feelings.

It May Be Thought Justifiable To Require Tests On Animals Of Potentially Life-saving Drugs, But The Same Kinds Of Tests Are Used For Products Like Cosmetics, Food Coloring, And Floor Polishes. Should Thousands Of Animals Suffer So That A New Kind Of Lipstick Or Floor Wax Can Be Put On The Market? Don't We Already Have An Excess Of Most Of These Products? Who Benefits From Their Introduction, Except The Companies That Hope To Profit From Them?