The smallest form of life, even an ant or a clam, is equal to a human being — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Humans have grown like a cancer. We're the biggest blight on the face of the earth. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Animal liberationists do not separate out the human animal, so there is no rational basis for saying that a human being has… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
I am not only uninterested in having children. I am opposed to having children. Having a purebred human baby is like having… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Pigeons are among the most maligned urban wildlife despite the fact that human beings brought them to our shores and turned them… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who,… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
The extinction of Homo Sapiens would mean survival for millions, if not billions, of Earth-dwelling species. Phasing out the human race will… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
If that hideousness came here, it wouldn't be any more hideous for the animals — they are all bound for a ghastly… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
[I believe] that animals have a worth in and of themselves, and that they are not inferior to human beings but rather… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear,… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
Today, I marvel at the vegan foods in the supermarket, at the cruelty-free clothing choices in stores, and at the fantastic alternatives… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
We all have prejudices to dispel: the need to get away from thinking that 'I' am important and special and 'you' are not, and… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
The extinction of Homo Sapiens would mean survival for millions, if not billions, of Earth-dwelling species. Phasing out the human race will solve every… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
One hates to be absolute, but in my view, there is no such thing as humane meat. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
Probably everything we do is a publicity stunt ... we are not here to gather members, to please, to placate, to make friends. We're… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
The bottom line is that people dont have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want toys, they… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
Even painless research is fascism, supremacism, because the act of confinement is traumatizing in itself. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing to prevent… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
I think if you're against cruelty and you look at what happens to animals in slaughterhouses and on factory farms, you have to be… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
Humans have grown like a cancer. We're the biggest blight on the face of the earth. — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share
![“[I believe] that animals have a worth in and of themselves, and that they are not inferior to human beings but rather just different from us, and that they really don't exist for us nor do they belong to us...it should not be a question of how they should be treated within the context of their…” quote by Ingrid Newkirk](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9a9/ingrid-newkirk-3962_animal_i-believe-that-animals-have-a-worth-in-a_2942608.png)
