Away Quote by B. R. Ambedkar

Hindus and Westerners alike see in the meat-eating taboos of India a triumph of morals over appetite. This is a dangerous misrepresentation of cultural…

— Marvin Harris

Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense.

— Gautama Buddha

Eating meat is a leftover of the greatest brutality [killing]; the transition to vegetarianism is the first and most natural consequence of enlightenment.

— Leo Tolstoy

In no religion is beef-eating a part of faith.

— Amit Shah

There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either…

— Yotam Ottolenghi

Vegetarianism functioned as a purification. When you eat animals you are more under the law of necessity. You are heavy, you gravitate more towards…

— Anonymous

Meat consumption is a part of our evolutionary heritage; meat production has been a major component of modern food systems. Carnivory should remain, within…

— Vaclav Smil

Veganism is simply letting compassion guide our choice of food. As such, it is a basic Buddhist practice that ought to be expected of…

— Norm Phelps

People have their cultural reasons for eating meat, their traditional reasons, their likes and dislikes.

— Suzy Amis

The choice to become vegetarian was purely for ethical reasons. Like most meat eaters, I was a little concerned with removing meat from my…

— Andy Lally

“The eating of beef was reserved for specific occasions, such as rituals or when welcoming a guest or a person of high status. This…

— Romila Thapar

When we hunt or fish, we deliberately kill a defenseless being who wishes us no harm. This is a direct violation of the First…

— Norm Phelps