--- title: "10 Rights Animals Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Rights Animals quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Rights Animals sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/alex-epstein-37108_animal_to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ign_1719831.jpg" --- > [To attribute rights to animals is to ignore the purpose and justification of rights - to protect the interests of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ignore-the-purpose-and/) [Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/alex-epstein-37108_animal_to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ign_1719831.jpg) > [Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-coetzee-2/strictly-speaking-my-interest-is-not-in-legal-rights-for-animals-but/) [J. M. Coetzee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-coetzee-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/j-m-coetzee-2-5391_animal_strictly-speaking-my-interest-is-not-in_709960.jpg) > [What do you actually mean when you say human rights? Animals don't have rights in that sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-michael-of-kent/what-do-you-actually-mean-when-you-say-human-rights-animals-don-t/) [Princess Michael of Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/princess-michael-of-kent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/princess-michael-of-kent-8144_animal_what-do-you-actually-mean-when-you-say-h_3221435.jpg) > [There is animal rights and animals rights organizations like PETA, then there's animal welfare, which is very different than animal rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-goode/there-is-animal-rights-and-animals-rights-organizations-like-peta/) [Eric Goode](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-goode/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/eric-goode-17390_animal_there-is-animal-rights-and-animals-right_1372637.jpg) > [If intelligence and capability are not criteria for the possession of rights, why would animals -who have the capacity to feel fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-norris/if-intelligence-and-capability-are-not-criteria-for-the-possession-of/) [Jack Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-norris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/jack-norris-81669_animal_if-intelligence-and-capability-are-not-c_3148752.jpg) > [Rights give rise to legal claims. Ultimately, the more rights animals are granted, the greater the legal lien exercised on their behalf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilana-mercer/rights-give-rise-to-legal-claims-ultimately-the-more-rights-animals/) [Ilana Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilana-mercer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/ilana-mercer-6995_animal_rights-give-rise-to-legal-claims-ultimat_2537059.jpg) > [My own experience has taught me not to underestimate the power of those who protest against cruelty. I'd also say that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/my-own-experience-has-taught-me-not-to-underestimate-the-power-of/) [Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/bette-ford-28154_animal_my-own-experience-has-taught-me-not-to-u_1800574.jpg) > [A growing and increasingly influential movement of philosophers, ethicists, law professors and activists are convinced that the great moral struggle of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pollan/a-growing-and-increasingly-influential-movement-of-philosophers/) [Michael Pollan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pollan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/michael-pollan-408_activists_a-growing-and-increasingly-influential-m_825595.jpg) > [I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigid-brophy/i-don-t-hold-animals-superior-or-even-equal-to-humans-the-whole-case/) [Brigid Brophy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brigid-brophy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/brigid-brophy-25464_animal_i-don-t-hold-animals-superior-or-even-eq_2628648.jpg) > [. . . As a so-called "civilized" people, and as members of a society in search of lasting peace in the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-altman/as-a-so-called-civilized-people-and-as-members-of-a-society-in-search/) [Nathaniel Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathaniel-altman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/nathaniel-altman-67215_animal_as-a-so-called-civilized-people-and-as-m_2764137.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rights-animals/#itemlist", "name": "Rights Animals Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To attribute rights to animals is to ignore the purpose and justification of rights - to protect the interests of man.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alex Epstein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ignore-the-purpose-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/alex-epstein-37108_animal_to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ign_1719831.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/alex-epstein-37108_animal_to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ign_1719831.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/alex-epstein-37108_animal_to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ign_1719831.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To attribute rights to animals is to ignore the purpose and justification of rights - to protect the…” — Alex Epstein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J. 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