“Animals are a who, not a what,” animal advocates say. Animal rights activists, including Jane Goodall, want writers —     1     take guidance from the Associated Press Stylebook — to stop referring to an animal as “it.”

Animals are a part of some of the most important     2    （story）being told right now, but they are not always given     3     voice. We have learned much about how intelligent, social, complex and unique as individuals they are, and we know they are important. But many times, they     4    （describe）as if they are merely objects whose lives and interests don't deserve further     5    （consider）on our part.

Jane Goodall points out that when she     6    （start）her research, she was told that her findings and approaches, such as     7    （give）names to chimpanzees, were wrong. She was told that the belief that they have emotions was also     8    （correct）.

“But we know that animals feel joy, pain     9     grieve; We are not separate     10     other species,” Goodall adds. We must recognize that every individual nonhuman animal is a ‘who,' not a ‘what.'