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
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
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
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
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
Human beings have been waging war and destroying the environment for long time. Just because it has been going on for a… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Raising crops to feed animals for human consumption requires a lot of land. It takes eight or nine cows a year to… — 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
There are many activities that human beings have been doing "forever." We might argue from that perspective that eating meat should be… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Human population growth is a problem in that most humans consume more than they need. The Earth's resources are now strained to… — 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
Milk is for babies. Human beings are the only species that drinks milk into adulthood and besides that we prefer to drink… — 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
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
Most of the food crops raised in the world today are fed to livestock destined for slaughter for us to eat, 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
Compassion is essential for any type of relationship between anybody – human to human, human to dog, human to cat, human to bird. — 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
Human beings are Earthlings and as Earthlings are connected to every other living being on this planet. — 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
