I remember the man on the screen talking about the last giraffes on earth and rushing over in my wheelchair to punch him.
-- Woody (New York Harbor)

Importance: Woody has lived his life without telling anyone the remarkable tale of his adventures across America with two giraffes. The relationships he formed with these animals were the defining story of his life, and confirmed his belief in the sentience of animals and the feeling that they deserve equal rights to human beings. This sensibility causes him to realize several times in his journey the destruction of the environment by humans, and imparts in him a sense of loss at the disappearance of species and ecosystems. When he hears that giraffes will soon be extinct, he is filled with anger, and something breaks within him. He knows at this moment that by telling his story, he has the opportunity to contribute to the effort to preserve the...