" Somehow it has become mawkish and weak to dwell upon the details of animal suffering, and strong and sensible to ignore them - to disregard "the sentimental maunderings of animal rights extremists," as Larry Katz, Safari Club's president for the year 2000 puts it. This is a twisting of plain words , of excuse ad evasion. A realist is someone who wants to know the realities, the facts of the case, what is actually taking place and how it feels to the victim. A sentimental person is one who follows desire, emotion, and impulse, often in disregard of the facts. "

― Matthew Scully , Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy