Many environmentalists either adopt double standard or do not know what they are talking about. A protagonist of environment, for obvious reasons, ought not to bat for any type of progress because progress without meddling with nature is a myth. But none can live without scientific and technological advance which has singularly made progress possible.. Furthermore, environment includes not just forest wealth and hills, but, animal wealth also. An honest environmentalist is obliged to address the following questions. First, should man in the interest of hygiene, kill any living being be it an insect purported to be harmful or stray dogs ? After all,this world does not belong to man alone. Which one of the following runs counter to the spirit of the passage ?

• A. In the interest of health and cleanliness, our surroundings must be from disease- spreading bacteria
• B. Non-violence as a moral principle extends to all living creatures
• C. Vegetarian food is ideal to all men
• D. Man should protect his environment because he has to live