“The justifications for eating animals and for not eating them are often identical: we are not them.” — Johnathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Almost always when I told someone I was writing a book about "eating animals", they assumed, even without knowing anything about my… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“I thought I could wait to tell you until everything was figured out,” she says. “I didn’t think you’d have any contact… — Olivia A. Cole Copy Share Image
Have you ever known an alcoholic, a cigarette smoker, or a heroin user to be rational when it came to alcohol, cigarettes,… — Gary Yourofsky Copy Share Image
“The carnistic schema, which twists information so that nonsense seems to make perfect sense, also explains why we fail to see the… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
I love people and animals so my mission is to get people healthier by not eating animals or animal products. — Tabitha Brown Copy Share Image
Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose, keep in touch (or don't), care about birthdays, waste and lose time,… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, the controversy around PETA may have less to do with the organization than with those of us who stand in judgment… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Even as a child, I felt very guilty about eating animals and never knew that there was something to do about it.… — Mayim Bialik Copy Share Image
“Is it not a reproach that man is a carnivorous animal? True, he can and does live, in a great measure, by… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“As I learned about the consequences of my food choices and as I recognized that I didn't have to eat animals, and… — Gene Baur Copy Share Image
We have to realize that treating animals well is in our best interests, too. Cruelty is indivisible; when you are cruel to… — Jonathan Balcombe Copy Share Image
“Given that eating animals is in absolutely no way necessary for my family — unlike some in the world, we have easy… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I don't feel I'm taking the moral high ground, telling people to stop eating animals because I've done it. It just works… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine percent of all land animals eaten or used to produce milk and eggs in the United States are factory farmed. So… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid. — Isaiah Copy Share Image
Reminder: Eating animals is not a matter of personal choice, it's a social justice issue! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When virtuous mental attitudes, like mindfulness, respect, and compassion, are invoked to justify nonvirtuous acts like hunting, fishing, and eating animal products,… — Norm Phelps Copy Share Image
If we are not given the option to live without violence, we are given the choice to center our meals around harvest… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Delaying a meal brings about symptoms most people call "hunger." These symptoms include abdominal cramping, weakness, and feeling ill-the same as during… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If a man can control his body and mind and thereby refrains from eating animal flesh and wearing animal products, I say… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Vegetarians have been around for a very long time - Pythagoreans forbade eating animals more than 2,500 years ago - but even… — Tristram Stuart Copy Share Image
“But why must the system go to such lengths to block our empathy? Why all the psychological acrobatics? The answer is simple:… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
