“I am personally not advocating violence. I am simply saying that it is a morally acceptable tactic and it may be useful in the struggle for animal liberation. I don't know.” KnowsMayAnimalStruggleViolenceLiberationAcceptableTacticsAdvocatingAnimal Liberation Author:Jerry Vlasak
“If someone is killing, on a regular basis, thousands of animals, and if that person can only be stopped in one way by the use of violence, then it is certainly a morally justifiable solution.” IfsWayPersonsUseAnimalViolenceSolutionsBasesKillingOne WayAnimal RightsAnimal Rights Activists Author:Jerry Vlasak
“I think that violence and nonviolence are not moral principles, they’re tactics.” ThinkingMoralPrinciplesViolenceNonviolenceTacticsMoral Principles Author:Jerry Vlasak
“I don’t have any doubt in my mind that there will come a time when we will see violence against animal rights abusers.” MindAnimalDoubtRightsViolenceAnimal RightsAbusers Author:Jerry Vlasak
“You can justify, from a political standpoint, any type of violence you want to use.” WantUsePoliticalViolenceTypeJustifyStandpoint Author:Jerry Vlasak
“I'm not saying people should go out and start killing," the California-based Vlasak says. But he's not saying activists shouldn't kill either, even though he's a doctor, devoted to mending people. "There's a lot of violence used against animals" Vlasak rationalizes. And some of those responsible won't stop, he says, "until they are forced to stop.” PeopleShouldUsedAnimalViolenceDoctorsResponsibleKillingCaliforniaActivistAnimal RightsDevotedRationalizeMending Author:Jerry Vlasak
“Violence has been a necessary component of every serious liberation struggle...Violence is not the only path to liberation, but likely an indispensable one...the Press Office would like to be clear on this matter: we support all the liberationists from the graffiti artists and ALF liberator to the Animal Rights Militia, Justice Department and Revolutionary Cells.” Has BeensMatterArtistJusticeAnimalSupportStrugglePathClearRightsViolenceSeriousOfficePressesCellsLiberationRevolutionaryDepartmentAnimal RightsIndispensableComponentsGraffitiMilitiaLiberatorsGraffiti Artist Author:Jerry Vlasak
“I think violence is part of the struggle against oppression. If something bad happens to these people [animal researchers], it will discourage others. It is inevitable that violence will be used in the struggle and that it will be effective.” PeopleIfsThinkingHappensUsedAnimalStruggleViolenceOppressionInevitableAnimal RightsDiscouragingResearchers Author:Jerry Vlasak
