Not humans alone

A goad is a sharp tool which inflicts a painful stab. It is used to
both gain an animal’s attention and spur it on to greater effort.

I received just such a goad this week. I learned that more animals
were admitted to the local Wildlife Hospital after a single record 106
degree day in San Jose than any other day in the last twenty five years.

This fact spoke brightly to me that even if we humans can hide in our
air-conditioned caves, wild animals have no such refuge. Their
suffering is clearly a strong function of outside temperature, and we
are turning up the global thermostat every day by our actions,
economic and technological.

I re-affirmed my commitment to fight global climate change, not just
for future generations of humans but for all animals alive today
and tomorrow.