Since 1975 advocates of
humane treatment of animals have broadened their goals to oppose the use of
animals for fur, leather, wool, and food. They have mounted protests against all
forms of hunting and the trapping of animals in the wild. And they have joined
environmentalists in urging protection of natural habitats from commercial or
residential development. The occasion for these added emphases was the
publication in 1975 of Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of
Animals by Peter Singer, formerly a professor of philosophy at Oxford University
in England. This book gave a new impetus to the animal rights movement. The
post-1975 animal rights activists are far more vocal than their predecessors,
and the organizations to which they belong are generally more radical. Many new
organization are formed. The tactics of the activists are designed to catch the
attention of the public. Since the mid-1980s there have been frequent news
reports about animal right organizations picketing stores that sell furs,
harassing hunters in the wild, or breaking into laboratories to free animals.
Some of the more extreme organizations advocate the use of assault, armed
terrorism, and death threats to make their point. Aside from making isolated
attacks on people who wear fur coats or trying to prevent hunters from killing
animals, most of the organizations have directed their tactics at institutions.
The results of the protests and other tactics have been mixed. Companies are
reducing reliance on animal testing. Medical research has been somewhat
curtailed by legal restrictions and the reluctance of younger workers to use
animals in research. New tests have been developed to replace the use of
animals. Some well-known designers have stopped using fur. While the general
public tends to agree that animals should be treated humanely, most people are
unlikely to give up eating meat or wearing goods made from leather and wool.
Giving up genuine fur has become less of a problem, since fibers used to make
fake fur such as the Japanese invention Kanecaron can look almost identical to
real fur. Some of the strongest opposition to the animal rights movement has
come from hunters and their organizations. But animal rights activists have
succeeded in marshaling public opinion to press for state restrictions on
hunting in several parts of the nation.
单选题
What is the difference between the post-1975 animal rights activists and their predecessors ?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】细节题。文中第8行提到The post-1975 animal rights activists are far more vocal than their predecessors．．．vocal意思是“清晰表达意见的”，与选项中outspoken(坦率的，直言不讳的)同义，所以选择B。