“…As Freeman, Bekoff, and Bexell comment, "we should expect those who write about animals to represent them accurately as the unique, sentient beings they are, not primarily as who we want them to be, background objects, or as means to our own ends." 222 The task of speaking for a nonhuman animal is challenging, to be sure, but not impossible. To incorporate a nonhuman animal voice as a legitimate source or per-spective on a particular issue, Freeman, Bekoff, and Bexell recommend that journalists attempt to (1) observe, listen to, and try to communicate with [nonhuman animals] in their own environments and allow the audience to share in this experience via detailed written descriptions or audiovisual means, (2) interpret [nonhuman animal] behavior and communication and/or consult an expert for interpretation, and (3) consider and incorporate the [nonhuman animals'] perspective and interests (sometimes by consulting human representatives).…”