The fact is that eating meat and dairy is bad for your health, the health of the animals eaten, as well as… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
I'm totally into veganism and animal rights, but I'm not into being an angry and judgmental activist. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If we ourselves want to be free and happy then by enslaving and harming animals we will not be able to achieve… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
All breathing beings are spiritual; this includes everyone who breathes, whether they are animals or humans, carnivores or vegetarians. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
By working to alleviate the suffering of animals you are working at the cause level of human suffering. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
We are so unconscious about our actions that we don't even realize the immense suffering we are causing to animals, the planet,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Vegan food is not only good for you, the animals, and the planet, but cooking vegan can be simple, easy, and fun. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Knowing the truth about the hell-realms that animals have to endure, it would be wise of us to do our best now… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
On average, most people consume between 100 - 120 grams of protein per day. Not only is that unhealthy, it's extremely dangerous,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is a fact that the ecological devastation of the planet can be traced to the consumption of meat and dairy, which… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Lions and other carnivorous animals do eat meat, but that doesn't mean we should. They would die if they didn't eat meat.… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The raising of animals for food and all that it entails is the single most destructive force impacting our planet's fragile ecosystems.… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Welfarists are concerned with the quality of the animals' lives before or even during their slaughter and want animals to be treated,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Through the practices of yoga, we discover that concern for the happiness and well being of others, including animals, must be an… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The way we treat animals is the root cause of all the human suffering in the world, from poverty, starvation, disease, and… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The number of human deaths due to hardening of the arteries and other similar diseases suggests that human beings were not meant… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Eating vegetables, fruits and grains rarely causes total destruction of the plant or tree on which the food grew; after harvesting, seeds… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Large factory trawlers indiscriminately scrape and haul up everything from the ocean floor, along with everyone unfortunate enough to get caught in… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It's important to understand that calcium isn't just about what you eat; it's also about what you keep. Acidic animal products mine… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
As humans, we do get to choose what we eat, and when we choose to eat a plant, we are eating (i.e.,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Arctic-dwelling Eskimos have no choice but to eat large amounts of meat and animal fat. But let's get our facts straight: according… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Is it really that much better to make friends with animals before you kill them than to treat them as nameless, faceless… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
We are the only animals who steal and drink the milk from other species. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Farm animals, like dairy cows - who by nature are vegans - are routinely force-fed fish to increase their weight and milk… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If yogis are to come to the realization of the interconnectedness of life, then we must free ourselves from the conditioning that… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions.… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The ridicule you may endure from others when you speak up for animals can help you to hone your skills, enabling you… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If we want to consider the sanctity of life in deciding what to eat, the choice is clear. Eating a plant based… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Most of the plants grown to be fed to farm animals are heavily saturated with pesticides and herbicides and have been genetically… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
I passionately feel that as long as we view ourselves as superior and other animals as exploitable our consciousness will remain stuck… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
We have been conditioned, taught, and coerced by the agents of our culture (parents, grandparents, advertisers, food critic, etc.) to eat the… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Some meat eaters defend meat eating by pointing out that it is natural: in the wild, animals eat one another. The animals… — Sharon Gannon 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
Some people may argue that if the animals are treated humanely prior to being slaughtered, this justifies their confinement and slaughter. Is… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It has been an obsession of human beings to create a hierarchy that places the human species on top and lumps all… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, numerous scientific laboratory tests and field observations have led to the conclusion that animals are conscious, intelligent, emotional beings. They… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
When I see a person wearing a fur coat, I see not only the coat but the animals who were cruelly abused,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is a testament to the effectiveness of advertising campaigns funded by the animal-user industries that a diet that is bad for… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Some well-to-do parents may say, "I have a right to have as many children as I want because I can take care of them."… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron absorption. Meanwhile,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Don't try to do this by yourself: to become a good yogi you need a teacher. Find a teacher you can bow to, who… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions. The animals… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear clothes or… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Yoga may have originated in India, where the cow has been revered as sacred for thousands of years, but times have changed since Lord… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish to make… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
