Stephan Budiansky makes a very interesting case. If Midgley were to respond, I think she would disagree with Budiansky and I feel that she would explain the parcimony principle. The parcimony principle talks about reaserchers and says that they should come up with the easiest solution. That solution is speaking with reasearchers about no more testing animals. Midgley feels that the cruelty to animals is too much, and we know all that we need to know about animals.
A great example would be the case of the gorrilla saving the little boy. Researchers are the ones that talked about the reason the gorilla saved him. They said that the gorilla was trained to carry a doll to them and she was just doing it to get a treat. Midgley would not agree with something like that because she would feel that the animal is caring just as a human being is.
I believe that human beings and animals should integrate and interact with each other because it shows that we all love and care for each other in the world that we live in. Many human beings think that they are more superior to animals because they cannot interact with us, but many animals develope their own language and way of communicating with each other. A good example is dogs that travel in a groups. This shows that they are trying to "run the show" or dominate. They have a communication through movement, vocal sounds, and body language just like humans have. There are very good points made throughout the book that show animals could be more superior to humans.
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