Quotes about Speciesism

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I made the choice to be vegan because I will not eat (or wear, or use) anything that could have an emotional response to — Rai Aren
Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of — Gary L. Francione
Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppress — Gary L. Francione
We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And speciesism is wrong beca — Gary L. Francione
Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence. — Gary L. Francione
I am opposed to animal welfare campaigns for two reasons. First, if animal use cannot be morally justified, then we ough — Gary L. Francione
So it is always preferable to discuss the matter of veganism in a non-judgemental way. Remember that to most people, eat — Gary L. Francione
Any serious social, political, and economic change must include veganism. — Gary L. Francione
If we take the position that an assessment that veganism is morally preferable to vegetarianism is not possible because — Gary L. Francione
The notion that we should promote “happy” or “humane” exploitation as “baby steps” ignores that welfare reforms do not r — Gary L. Francione
There are some animal advocates who say that to maintain that veganism is the moral baseline is objectionable because it — Gary L. Francione
We should never present flesh as somehow morally distinguishable from dairy. To the extent it is morally wrong to eat fl — Gary L. Francione
If we are ever going to see a paradigm shift, we have to be clear about how we want the present paradigm to shift.We mus — Gary L. Francione
An abolitionist is, as I have developed that notion, one who (1) maintains that we cannot justify animal use, however “h — Gary L. Francione
We cannot justify treating any sentient nonhuman as our property, as a resource, as a thing that we an use and kill for — Gary L. Francione
Dominion does not mean domination. We hold dominion over animals only because of our powerful and ubiquitous intellect. — Marc Bekoff, Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
Many animals experience pain, anxiety and suffering, physically and psychologically, when they are held in captivity or — Marc Bekoff, Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
I have argued that this sort of thinking is problematic in at least two regards:First, the notion that nonhuman animals — Gary L. Francione
How many would protest if restaurants began serving puppy and kitten flesh instead of calves? Robins instead of hens? Sq — Mango Wodzak, Destination Eden
To be ethical is to endeavor to find one's proper place in the larger scheme of things rather than to seek to assert hum — Gary Steiner, Animals and the Moral Community: Mental Life, Moral Status, and Kinship