![[The taxidermist is] a historian, dealing with an animal's past; the zookeeper is a politician, dealing with an animal's present; and everyone else is a citizen who must decide on that animal's future (...) The indifference of the many, combined with the active hatred of the few, has sealed the fate of animals.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-taxidermist-is-a-historian-dealing-with-an-animals-past-the-zookeeper-is.jpg)
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