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“I agree So do you think ani is ethical?”

“Of course it is,” I said

“Why?” The sharpness of the word unnervedat my hands

“We need to know that drugs and treat,” I said “The a prevents is massive”

“So the ends justify the means?”

“That seems a provocative way to phrase it, but yes”

“Why not for horses?”

I shifted The wax paper on the examination table crinkled under me I had the sense that this was a trick, that I was in soine any other answer “I don’t understand,” I said

“That’s okay,” Dresden said “This is an intake conversation Purely routine Do you think a rat is the sa?”

“I think it’s often close enough for preliminary data,” I said

“Do you think rats are capable of suffering?”

“I think there is absolutely an ethical obligation to avoid any unnecessary suffering—”

“Not the

question Are they capable of suffering?”

I crossed my arms “I suppose they are”