Ingrid Newkirk quotes - page 3

Well, it's not like this is anything we are trying to hide. About three times in our 21-year history we have thought it was a good idea - and still do - to defend some very good activists who have done some decent things for animals and who have happened to get into trouble. One of those people is Rodney Coronado, who is a very committed Native American animal rights activist and a decent person. He did something [firebombed a research facility at Michigan State University] that put him in prison for three-and-a-half years and I think that if we hadn't provided him with a good legal defence he wouldn't be back out doing productive things in the community again - like the good person that he is. We are very happy to have done that. (Ingrid Newkirk)
Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do. View quote
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I don't use the word 'pet.' I think it's speciesist language. I prefer 'companion animal. View quote
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When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. View quote
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To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering. View quote
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There's nothing humane about the flesh of animals who have had one or two or even three improvements made in their singularly rotten lives on today's factory farms. View quote
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Never doubt that one person can make a difference. View quote
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Bulls can do nothing to demand justice. They can only defend themselves as best they can in a fight with a pre-determined ending and die never knowing why they were forced to endure such a painful and prolonged death. It's up to us, as a civilized society, to call for an end to the Running of the Bulls and bullfighting. View quote
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The wonderful thing is that it's so incredibly easy to be kind. View quote
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It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive. View quote
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Cheap meat is the problem. The answer is to replace meat recipes with vegan meals. (Ingrid Newkirk)
Pigeons are among the most maligned urban wildlife despite the fact that human beings brought them to our shores and turned them loose in our cities - not something that they chose. View quote
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Consumers of meat, eggs and dairy products might well ask what they are supporting. Do farmers care about anyone but themselves? Can't anyone see the cow for the cheese? View quote
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A lot of people have culturally induced ethical blindness, but they can be cured! View quote
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent. View quote
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Animal hoarding was a dirty secret until hoarders appeared on our TV screens and showed how they are compelled to collect so many dogs, cats or parrots that the animals end up in cages only inches bigger than their own bodies. For life. View quote
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I hope SeaWorld is exploring how, like Ringling, it can get out of the wild animal business. View quote
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Elephants have the largest brains of any mammal on the face of the Earth. They are creative, altruistic and kind. View quote
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Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home? View quote
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If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal. View quote
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We all have prejudices to dispel: the need to get away from thinking that 'I' am important and special and 'you' are not, and the frightened mindset that tells us that certain 'others' are of no consequence. (Ingrid Newkirk)
Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals. View quote
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Today, I marvel at the vegan foods in the supermarket, at the cruelty-free clothing choices in stores, and at the fantastic alternatives to dissection in schools, the modern ways to test medicines without killing rabbits and beagles, the many forms of entertainment involving purely human performers. View quote
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Every time we consume meat, eggs or dairy foods, we contribute to ecological devastation and the wasteful misuse of resources on a global scale. View quote
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Most Americans, like most Japanese, view their dogs, cats, and other animal companions as family members, and rightly so. View quote
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