“Often, vegan advocates assume that a person's defensiveness is the result of selfishness or apathy, when in fact it is much more… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“From a business standpoint, animal welfare is a barrier to profit, as it costs less to mass-produce animals and discard those who… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“We love dogs and eat cows not because dogs and cows are fundamentally different--cows, like dogs, have feelings, preferences, and consciousness--but because… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“To identify with others is to see something of yourself in them and to see something of them in yourself--even if the… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“Carnism is the belief system in which eating certain animals is considered ethical and appropriate.” — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“We send one species to the butcher and give our love and kindness to another apparently for no reason other than because… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“The path of the norm is the path of least resistance; it is the route we take when we're on auto-pilot and… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“The ten billion animals that are killed every year for meat and the virulent consequences of contemporary animal agricultural practices remain conspicuously… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“It's just the way things are. Take a moment to consider this statement. Really think about it. We send one species to… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“The carnistic schema, which twists information so that nonsense seems to make perfect sense, also explains why we fail to see the… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“But why must the system go to such lengths to block our empathy? Why all the psychological acrobatics? The answer is simple:… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“The carnistic schema, which twists information so that nonsense seems to make perfect sense, also explains why we fail to see the absurdities of… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“To identify with others is to see something of yourself in them and to see something of them in yourself--even if the only thing… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“As with any violent ideology, the populace must be shielded from direct exposure to the victims of the system, lest they begin questioning the… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“Our values and behaviors are incongruent, and this incongruence causes us a certain degree of moral discomfort. In order to alleviate this discomfort, we… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“It is impossible to exercise free will as long as we are operating from within the system. Free will requires consciousness, and our pervasive… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“Only with awareness of carnism can we reclaim our freedom of choice; without awareness, there is no free choice.” — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“Educating yourself does not mean that you were stupid in the first place; it means that you are intelligent enough to know that there… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“Many of us spend long minutes in the aisle of the drugstore mulling over what toothpaste to buy. Yet most of us don't spend… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“There is a vast mythology surrounding meat, but all the myths are in one way or another related to what I refer to as… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“Yet on some level we do know the truth. We know that meat production is a messy business, but we choose not to know… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“Bearing witness takes the courage to realize the potential of the human spirit. Witnessing requires us to call forth the highest qualities of our… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“But why must the system go to such lengths to block our empathy? Why all the psychological acrobatics? The answer is simple: because we… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“Carnism is the belief system in which eating certain animals is considered ethical and appropriate.” — Melanie Joy Copy Share
“The story of how shit got in our meat is the story of one of the central characteristics of carnism, and of other violent… — Melanie Joy Copy Share
