“Although other animals cannot reason nor speak the way humans do, this does not give us the right to do with them as we like. Even though our supposed possession of a soul and superior intelligence are used to create an arbitrary dividing line over rights, the fact remains that all animals have the capacity to experience pain and suffering, and in suffering they are our equals.” WayGivingHumansDoeSoulReasonFactsPainUsedSufferingSpeakLinesAnimalRightsCapacityRemainsPossessionSuperiorsArbitraryDividingPain And SufferingSuperior Intelligence Author:Nathaniel Altman
“Nonviolence is not just abstention from war, fighting, or animal flesh. It is abstention from negative thoughts and negative speech.” WarFightingAnimalSpeechNegativeFleshNonviolenceNegative ThoughtsAbstention Author:Nathaniel Altman
“. . . As a so-called "civilized" people, and as members of a society in search of lasting peace in the world, we cannot remain callous to our responsibility toward nature and insensitive to the inherent rights of the animals.” PeopleWorldNatureAnimalResponsibilityRightsMembersEqualityLastingCivilizedInherentInsensitiveCallous Author:Nathaniel Altman
