Ingrid Newkirk

Eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship, enjoyment at a distance.

— Ingrid Newkirk

We’re looking for good lawsuits that will establish the interests of animals as a legitimate area of concern in law.

— Ingrid Newkirk

If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Whether or not we are religious, respecting others should be seen as just as important as looking out for ourselves, yet it…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Our nonviolent tactics are not as effective. We ask nicely for years and get nothing. Someone makes a threat, and it works.

— Ingrid Newkirk

It is dangerous to engage in even the most innocuous-seeming discourse with the FBI/ Homeland Security/ a local detective.

— Ingrid Newkirk

Consumers of meat, eggs and dairy products might well ask what they are supporting. Do farmers care about anyone but themselves? Can't…

— Ingrid Newkirk

When we build an attractive home, we raze land on which animals have already built their homes. They have nowhere to go.

— Ingrid Newkirk

The bottom line is that people dont have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what…

— Ingrid Newkirk

A burning building doesnt help melt peoples hearts, but times change and tactics, Im sure, have to change with them. If you…

— Ingrid Newkirk

We have to be aggressive when those we stick up for have no voice. I don't consider it radical to say cruelty…

— Ingrid Newkirk

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

[I believe] that animals have a worth in and of themselves, and that they are not inferior to human beings but rather…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Society is celebrity-based and we are determined to use [celebrities'] voices to make sure no one forgets there are issues over the…

— Ingrid Newkirk

If a girl gets sexual pleasure from riding a horse, does the horse suffer? If not, who cares? If you French kiss…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Even painless research is fascism, supremacism, because the act of confinement is traumatizing in itself.

— Ingrid Newkirk

It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.

— Ingrid Newkirk

U.K. citizens fleeing the Middle East and Japan have been allowed to take their animal companions with them on evacuation flights. The…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.

— Ingrid Newkirk

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

Elephants have the largest brains of any mammal on the face of the Earth. They are creative, altruistic and kind.

— Ingrid Newkirk

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

I plan to send my liver somewhere in France, to protest foie gras (liver pate) ... I plan to have handbags made…

— Ingrid Newkirk

When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a…

— Ingrid Newkirk

All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent.

— Ingrid Newkirk

If my father had a heart attack, it would give me no solace at all to know his treatment was first tried…

— Ingrid Newkirk

There's nothing humane about the flesh of animals who have had one or two or even three improvements made in their singularly…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Every time we consume meat, eggs or dairy foods, we contribute to ecological devastation and the wasteful misuse of resources on a…

— Ingrid Newkirk

I don't use the word 'pet.' I think it's speciest language. I prefer 'companion animal.' We would no longer allow... pet shops...…

— Ingrid Newkirk

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

I find that as I get older I seem to become more of a Luddite... And hearing animal experimenters describe me as…

— Ingrid Newkirk

By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear,…

— Ingrid Newkirk

All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing…

— Ingrid Newkirk

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

You dont have to own squirrels and starlings to get enjoyment from them ... One day, we would like an end to…

— Ingrid Newkirk

Ninety-five percent of the eggs produced in America come from factory-farmed birds. Even if free-range farms were hugely more humane, the sheer…

— Ingrid Newkirk