“To say that a sentient being is not harmed by death denies that the being has the very interest that sentience serves to perpetuate. It would be analogous to saying that a being with eyes does not have an interest… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with eyes has no interest in continuing to see. Death—however “humane”—is a harm for humans and nonhumans alike. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Animal rights without veganism is like human rights with slavery. It makes no sense. None whatsoever. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
Humans treat animals as things that exist as means to human ends. That's morally wrong. Sexism promotes the idea that women are things that… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
“The notion that animals are not self-aware is based on nothing more than a stipulation that the only way to be self-aware is to… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
There is no morally coherent difference between fur and other animal clothing, such as leather, wool, etc., just as there is no morally coherent… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
We cannot talk simultaneously about animal rights and the 'humane' slaughter of animals. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
We can no more justify using nonhumans as human resources than we can justify human slavery. Animal use and slavery have at least one… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
Because animals are property, we consider as "humane treatment" that we would regard as torture if it were inflicted on humans. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
Not only are the philosophies of animal rights and animal welfare separated by irreconcilable differences... the enactment of animal welfare measures actually impedes the… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
There is increasing social concern about our use of nonhumans for experiments, food, clothing and entertainment. This concern about animals reflects both our own… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are.… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
“Sentience is a means to the end of continued existence. Sentient beings, by virtue of their being sentient, have an interest in remaining alive;… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
It costs us so little to go vegan. It costs animals so much if we don't. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defence of these uses is our… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
But if there were two dogs left in the universe and it were up to us as to whether they were allowed to breed… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share
