I choose not to make a graveyard of my body for the rotting corpses of dead animals. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
All sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“all people are Nazis; for the animals it is an eternal Treblinka” — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change. — Sam Simon Copy Share Image
“Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something. Anything.” — Colleen Patrick-Goudreau Copy Share Image
There’s no comparison. Veganism is the single most important thing that one can do today. — Lee Hall Copy Share Image
Animal rights without veganism is like human rights with slavery. It makes no sense. None whatsoever. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
If you visit the killing floor of a slaughterhouse, it will brand your soul for life. — Howard Lyman Copy Share Image
Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Even if plants were sentient, veganism would still be a moral imperative given that it takes many pounds of plants to produce… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“Poor animals, how jealously they guard their bodies, for to us is merely an evening’s meal, but to them is life itself.” — T. Casey Brennan Copy Share Image
Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why then should man expect mercy from God? It is… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
“When creating cow milk, Mother Nature was thinking about not only the nutritional needs but also the digestive capabilities of a calf,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Although man has included meat in his diet for thousands of years, his anatomy and physiology, and the chemistry of his digestive… — Herbert M. Shelton Copy Share Image
Does veganism require a “sacrifice”? Yes. It requires that you give up that which you never had any right to in the… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
We follow the ways of wolves, the habits of tigers: or, rather we are worse than they. To them nature has assigned… — John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
“The idea that damage has to be pain is mistaken. We feel pain because we have specific types of receptors called nociceptors… — Daniel Chamovitz Copy Share Image
“When interacting with people, I’m always aware that I might be the first vegan this person has ever met. So I try… — Wendy Werneth Copy Share Image
“It's not that there are no differences between human and non-human animals, any more than there are no differences between black people… — David Pearce Copy Share Image
Veganism has given me a higher level of awareness and spirituality, primary because the energy associated with eating has shifted to other… — Dexter Scott King Copy Share Image
Eating meat and dairy products is the SAD (Standard American Diet) diet. The SAD diet can only make you sad. It causes… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
“The mass of the population before the modern era rarely ate meat as the mass of the peasantry rarely do in underdeveloped… — Malcolm Hamilton Copy Share Image
Many people will first be attracted to veganism for their health but find themselves far more open to learning about the animal… — Karen Dawn Copy Share Image
“It is difficult to ascertain what role these articles play in marginalizing the vegetarian experience when there are so many more pressing… — Sunaura Taylor Copy Share Image
“We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And speciesism is wrong because, like racism, sexism,… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“As discussed earlier, humans who lack the reflective self-awareness of normal adults, such as those with particular forms of amnesia or very… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“I am opposed to animal welfare campaigns for two reasons. First, if animal use cannot be morally justified, then we ought to… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“What I like best about traveling is exploring new places, cultures, and cuisines, and learning to look at the world through a… — Wendy Werneth Copy Share Image
“For specific causes of death, compared with regular meat eaters, low meat eaters had ~30–45% lower mortality from pancreatic cancer, respiratory disease,… — Paul Appleby Copy Share Image
“I reject animal welfare reform and single-issue campaigns because they are not only inconsistent with the claims of justice that we should… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO ALWAYS TAKE SIDES! Did you know, that it is entirely possible to disagree with BOTH self-proclaimed nationalists &… — Dr. Deepak S. Hiwale aka 'Dr Dee Copy Share Image
“Speak to meat eaters the way you would speak to a wild animal: softly and without any sudden movements.” — Carol J. Adams Copy Share Image
I'm about 90 percent vegan. I think veganism is really well suited for training, at least for me anyway. — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
“We strive for a world where every earthling has the right to live and grow. That's why we don't eat animals.” — Ruby Roth Copy Share Image
Ethics is in its unqualified form extended responsibility with regard to everything that has life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even in the worm that crawls in the earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter God. — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
There is something about veganism that is not easy, but the difficulty is not inherent in veganism, but in our culture. — Will Tuttle Copy Share Image