--- title: "15 Animal - rights Quotes By Jerry Vlasak" description: "15 Animal - rights quotes by Jerry Vlasak. Plus more from Jerry Vlasak and more Animal - rights sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/jerry-vlasak-20536_acceptable_whatever-it-takes-to-stop-someone-from-a_123947.jpg" --- > [Whatever it takes to stop someone from abusing animals is certainly morally acceptable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/whatever-it-takes-to-stop-someone-from-abusing-animals-is-certainly/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/jerry-vlasak-20536_acceptable_whatever-it-takes-to-stop-someone-from-a_123947.jpg) > [If you had to hurt somebody or intimidate them or kill them, it would be morally justifiable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-you-had-to-hurt-somebody-or-intimidate-them-or-kill-them-it-would/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal-rights_if-you-had-to-hurt-somebody-or-intimidat_3181951.jpg) > [ If killing \[animal research scientists\] is the only way to stop them, then I said killing them would certainly be justified. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-killing-animal-research-scientists-is-the-only-way-to-stop-them/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7f/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_if-killing-animal-research-scientists-is_2376566.jpg) > [I don’t have any doubt in my mind that there will come a time when we will see violence against animal rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-don-t-have-any-doubt-in-my-mind-that-there-will-come-a-time-when-we/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/jerry-vlasak-20536_abusers_i-don-t-have-any-doubt-in-my-mind-that-t_2537923.jpg) > [If (a particular researcher) won't stop when you ask nicely, when you picket in front of his house, or when you burn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-a-particular-researcher-won-t-stop-when-you-ask-nicely-when-you/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_if-a-particular-researcher-won-t-stop-wh_2724087.jpg) > [Things are picking up...It's not going to make this thing go away... don't think you're going to find anybody deterred...There's a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/things-are-picking-up-it-s-not-going-to-make-this-thing-go-away-don-t/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_things-are-picking-up-it-s-not-going-to_2200650.jpg) > [ I think violence is part of the struggle against oppression. If something bad happens to these people \[animal researchers\], it will discourage… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-think-violence-is-part-of-the-struggle-against-oppression-if/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_i-think-violence-is-part-of-the-struggle_3172154.jpg) > [There are two main goals behind ALF actions. The first is obviously to remove as many animals as possible from fur farms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/there-are-two-main-goals-behind-alf-actions-the-first-is-obviously-to/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/jerry-vlasak-20536_abuse_there-are-two-main-goals-behind-alf-acti_2739419.jpg) > [If someone is killing, on a regular basis, thousands of animals, and if that person can only be stopped in one way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-someone-is-killing-on-a-regular-basis-thousands-of-animals-and-if/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_if-someone-is-killing-on-a-regular-basis_399585.jpg) > [Nothing is more violent and radical than what's being done to non-human animals in our society. If a researcher won't stop abusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/nothing-is-more-violent-and-radical-than-what-s-being-done-to-non/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_nothing-is-more-violent-and-radical-than_871869.jpg) > [Violence has been a necessary component of every serious liberation struggle...Violence is not the only path to liberation, but likely an indispensable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/violence-has-been-a-necessary-component-of-every-serious-liberation/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_violence-has-been-a-necessary-component_1681988.jpg) > [I think Dario Ringach is a poster boy for the concept that the use of force or the threat of force is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-think-dario-ringach-is-a-poster-boy-for-the-concept-that-the-use-of/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/804/jerry-vlasak-20536_abuse_i-think-dario-ringach-is-a-poster-boy-fo_694385.jpg) > [I'm not saying people should go out and start killing," the California-based Vlasak says. But he's not saying activists shouldn't kill either,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-m-not-saying-people-should-go-out-and-start-killing-the-california/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/jerry-vlasak-20536_activist_i-m-not-saying-people-should-go-out-and_2067986.jpg) > [It won't ruin our movement if someone gets killed in an animal rights action. It's going to happen sooner or later. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/it-won-t-ruin-our-movement-if-someone-gets-killed-in-an-animal-rights/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/jerry-vlasak-20536_accepting_it-won-t-ruin-our-movement-if-someone-ge_58395.jpg) > [If that means going onto their farms, releasing their animals and burning the place to the ground, that's morally justifiable, in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-that-means-going-onto-their-farms-releasing-their-animals-and/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/jerry-vlasak-20536_animal_if-that-means-going-onto-their-farms-rel_1622601.jpg) ## Other authors on Animal - rights ## More by Jerry Vlasak > [It won't ruin our movement if someone gets killed in an animal rights action. It's going to happen sooner or later. The Animal Liberation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/it-won-t-ruin-our-movement-if-someone-gets-killed-in-an-animal-rights/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [Whatever it takes to stop someone from abusing animals is certainly morally acceptable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/whatever-it-takes-to-stop-someone-from-abusing-animals-is-certainly/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [If someone is killing, on a regular basis, thousands of animals, and if that person can only be stopped in one way by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-someone-is-killing-on-a-regular-basis-thousands-of-animals-and-if/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [Fear is an effective factor in altering behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/fear-is-an-effective-factor-in-altering-behavior/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [I am personally not advocating violence. I am simply saying that it is a morally acceptable tactic and it may be useful in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-am-personally-not-advocating-violence-i-am-simply-saying-that-it-is/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [I think Dario Ringach is a poster boy for the concept that the use of force or the threat of force is an effective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-think-dario-ringach-is-a-poster-boy-for-the-concept-that-the-use-of/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [And I don't think you'd have to kill -- assassinate -- too many vivisectors before you would see a marked decrease in the amount…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/and-i-don-t-think-you-d-have-to-kill-assassinate-too-many-vivisectors/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [Nothing is more violent and radical than what's being done to non-human animals in our society. If a researcher won't stop abusing animals and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/nothing-is-more-violent-and-radical-than-what-s-being-done-to-non/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [I think for five lives, 10 lives, 15 human lives, we could save a million, two million, 10 million non-human lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-think-for-five-lives-10-lives-15-human-lives-we-could-save-a/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [If that means going onto their farms, releasing their animals and burning the place to the ground, that's morally justifiable, in our opinion...There were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-that-means-going-onto-their-farms-releasing-their-animals-and/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [If animal abusers aren't going to stop perpetrating these types of atrocities, they ought to be stopped using whatever means necessary. What we're starting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/if-animal-abusers-aren-t-going-to-stop-perpetrating-these-types-of/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [I think that violence and nonviolence are not moral principles, they’re tactics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/i-think-that-violence-and-nonviolence-are-not-moral-principles-they/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [You can justify, from a political standpoint, any type of violence you want to use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/you-can-justify-from-a-political-standpoint-any-type-of-violence-you/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [Violence has been a necessary component of every serious liberation struggle...Violence is not the only path to liberation, but likely an indispensable one...the Press…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/violence-has-been-a-necessary-component-of-every-serious-liberation/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) > [The big difference between animal liberation activists and other so-called 'terrorists' is the targets; no innocent victims are ever targeted in animal lib campaigns.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-vlasak/the-big-difference-between-animal-liberation-activists-and-other-so/) [Jerry Vlasak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-vlasak/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal-rights/jerry-vlasak/#itemlist", "name": "15 Animal - rights Quotes By Jerry Vlasak", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whatever it takes to stop someone from abusing animals is certainly morally acceptable", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": 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