The basis for this is that Mike feels Dr. Thompson doesn't treat him with sufficient respect.

Mike made an accusation in closed session, and Dr. Thompson replied,

Mike did that completely on his own. I suspect it will be a 6-1 vote to keep him.

The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position.

without an evidentiary basis for them.

The stimulus already in the pipeline is sufficient.