Foundation on Economic Trends
“We urge that a moratorium should be declared on the patenting of animals.
- The 1987 [Allen] ruling by the U.S. Patent Office made possible the patenting of genetically altered animal life forms. This decision is a matter of deep philosophical and spiritual concern.”
- New Creation Institute, Nat’l Council of Churches, Int’l Network for Religion & Animals, Found’n on Economic Trends, United Methodist Board of Church & Soc’y, The Humane Soc’y of the U.S., Presbyterian Church, USA.