Animals Quote by Melanie Joy

“It's just the way things are. Take a moment to consider this statement. Really think about it. We send one species to the butcher…

— Melanie Joy

“We have created a false dichotomy between behaviors attributable to companion animals and those of other species that blinds us to the inherent worth…

— Bob Torres

“The justifications for eating animals and for not eating them are often identical: we are not them.”

— Johnathan Safran Foer

“I sometimes think that animals are incapable of the kinds of cruelty that humans willingly inflict on each other.”

— Belinda Jeffrey

“Especially when it comes to animals used for food, humanity’s reasoning power and concern about fairness plummets.”

— Karen Davis

“When you deal with irrational animals, with things and circumstances, be generous and straightforward. You are rational; they are not.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“We talk of humans behaving indistinguishably from animals; this view is an insult to animals, as they would not treat other creatures of their…

— George Korankye

“And seriously, if we as a society can’t even bother to treat a simple, unassuming, stunningly gentle and demonstrably sentient creature like a cow…

— Propagandhi

“Often the greatest challenge of the animal welfare movement is to remind people of the things they already know to be true-that to mistreat…

— Wayne Pacelle

“universal love and the welfare of the species as a whole are concepts that simply do not make evolutionary sense.”

— Richard Dawkins

“Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind’s capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We…

— Matthew Scully

It is a curious paradox of human history that a doctrine that tells human beings to regard themselves as sacrificial animals has been accepted…

— Nathaniel Branden