This work portrays an alien being from an advanced civilization appearing before us asking forgiveness for having used us as experimental animals. It has taken their civilization a long time to realize that, in spite of our primitive state of evolution compared to them, we too are sacred, self-aware life forms.

What would you think if you were the research animal, imprisoned, tortured and killed to benefit a more advanced life form?

Is it right for us to take animals and imprison them in sterile cages without sun, moon or stars, mutilate them, inflict disease on them, kill them, cut them up, and throw them in the garbage because we want less disease for us? We would not think of using abandoned children, the mentally ill, or even convicted murders as research subjects, because it is wrong. We only use human research subjects when they provide reasoned and informed consent, knowing the risks involved. Animals have no such protection.

Research animals, which include our faithful companion dogs and cats, share 90% or more of our genes. They feel pain and fear, and not mere automatons without emotions. In our society, we do not believe that the end justifies the means. No matter how noble the goal of eliminating human disease, it is wrong to torture animals as a means to that end.