118 quotes found
“We think of dogs as being more like people than pigs; but pigs are highly intelligent animals and if we kept pigs as pets and reared dogs for food, we would probably reverse our order of preference...”
“My blood was boiling, which is not a good thing for a coldblood.Dracula was dead. Rex was dying or dead.Breakfast was dying. And I was caring about it all. Meanwhile, that blasted Gunnar did nothin...”
“A simple trick from the backyard astronomer: if you are having trouble seeing something, look slightly away from it. The most light-sensitive parts of our eyes (those we need to see dim objects) ar...”
“The choice-obsessed modern West is probably more accommodating to individuals who choose to eat differently than any other culture has ever been, but ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore - ...”
“Before child labor laws, there were businesses that treated their ten-year-old employees well. society didnt ban child labor because its impossible to imagine children working in a good environment...”
“The persistence of the story of animal consent into the contemporary era tells of a human appreciation of the stakes, and a desire to do the right thing.”
“I am very proud of the fact that 20 years [sic] on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of'Meat is Murder'. I think that is quite literally rock music changing someone's life - it's ...”
“I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.”
“To be a vegetarian is to disagree - to disagree with the course of things today... starvation, cruelty - we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And I think it...”
“The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.”
“People care about animals. I believe that. They just dont want to know or to pay. A fourth of all chickens have stress fractures. Its wrong. Theyre packed body to body, and cant escape their waste,...”
“Although other animals may be different from us, this does not make them LESS than us”
“We have the power to build a new consensus, which rejects killing as a method for achieving results. And we can look forward to a time when the wholesale slaughter of animals in shelters is viewed ...”
“It seems everything in nature that has beauty, also has a price.Let the value of our planets wildlife be to nature and nature alone.”
“Vegan is just pure love. Love for animals, love for the planet, and love for yourself.”
“I really don't think it's a case of not caring at all about animals. Instead, I think it's a case of caring so much about one's own self that everything else becomes immaterial.”
“Animal welfare - yes. Animal rights - don't make me laugh. I'm not an animals rights activist. I certainly do not love animals. In fact, I secretly mistrust all four-legged / furry / two-winged / f...”
“Places of confinement providing free food and medical care are called prisons.”
“I've broken an arm before, but no one wanted to shoot me!' Suzie says. 'I mean, when you go to the emergency room I hope to God the doctors don't decide it might cost too much to care for.' -Suzie ...”
“If black and white are too different and separate calories zebras wouldn't have both.”