“We are opposed to all cruelty, so as advocates of non-violence, opponents of oppression, people who abhor the cruelty inherent in slaughtering we say the only ethical way to consume flesh is to pick up the carcass of an animal who has died naturally or been killed accidentally, say by being hit by a car, and eat that.” PeopleWayAnimalViolenceCarPicksDiedFleshCrueltyOppressionOpponentsEthicalInherentNon Violence Author:Ingrid Newkirk
“Man is the "ethical animal" ethical in potentiality even if, unfortunately, not in actuality. His capacity for ethical judgment like freedom, reason and the other unique characteristics of the human being is based upon his consciousness of himself.” IfsMenHumansReasonHuman BeingsAnimalConsciousnessJudgmentUniqueCapacityCharacteristicsEthicalActualityUnique Characteristics Book:Man's Search for Himself Source: Man's Search for Himself
“Sentimentalising is anathema, as far as I am concerned. It leads you into ethical problems about violence and killing and eating meat. The whole world becomes topsy-survy if you impose moralities that were evolved within human society on what a blowfly or what a parasite does... there are lots of emotions you can deduce from an animal's behaviour that are correct, but when you start saying it's feeling guilty or thinking or a loved one or mourning, you must be very careful of those feelings.” IfsThinkingWorldHumansDoeWholeFeelingsProblemAnimalEmotionViolenceTelevisionMoralityEatingConcernedKillingCarefulWhole WorldGuiltyMeatMourningEthicalLoved OnesBehaviourHuman SocietyParasitesEating MeatFeeling GuiltyAnathema Author:David Attenborough
“The moment that you impose your will on another person or animal, that's when we are allowed to say you have committed an ethical breach.” PersonsMomentsAnimalCommittedEthicalBreach Author:Moby
“For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I'm doing the right thing by the animals.” DecisionAnimalEnvironmentalRight ThingEthicalVeganDoing The Right ThingDoing Me Author:Alexandra Paul
“We try not to waste food in general. Because as a meat eater it's just responsible to eat as much of the animal as you can. It's also instilled in my family culture, where it's not even an ethical thing, it's just that all those parts are delicious, too. You eat the ears, you eat the intestines, you eat the livers, the hearts.” TryingHeartCultureAnimalWasteMy FamilyEarsResponsibleMeatEthicalDeliciousLiverIntestines Author:Thu Tran