Well, yes, I have been the focus of given situations. I mentioned at least one point where the media was there, and the animal activist jumped on that and said how terrible a veterinarian I was. I think in a lot of situations, I have been in political meetings where elephants were discussed and people bad mouth me of not knowing about, or I’ve been misquoted with regard to the care of elephants. I feel that in some cases that some of the major organizations in the animal extremist point of view have a contract out on me because of my bold statements against them. And I actually, I am not against animal welfare and animal rights, I believe they do have rights, but I don’t believe they have rights that are comparable to rights between people. And I’ve even received an award for animal welfare from the American Veterinary Medical Association. And I’ve worked closely with American Humane Association, and even the Humane Society of the United States, which in some cases has elements in it that are extremists. But a lot of these organizations do good work, and if they expend their efforts in terms of working with animals and providing for their better health and welfare and wellbeing, I have been pleased to be working with them, but the extreme people, they don’t like me, and I certainly don’t espouse their programs.
