“KFC is not black owned, but it sure knows to market heavily to African Americans - obviously hoping we won-t care about what they do the underdog, or in this case, the underchicken - So, if KFC wants to take our money and use it to pay for sloppy practices that hurt animals?I say we send them a message that this is not going to happen. I-m calling on people to boycott KFC until they adopt animal welfare systems recommended by PETA and until they stop the worst abuses of the birds they raise for their restaurants.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantUseHappensCareBlackHurtAnimalPayPracticeCasesWorstCallingMessagesBirdAbuseRaisesAfrican AmericanWelfareRestaurantsUnderdogAnimal WelfareSloppyBoycottPetaKfc Author:Bill Vaughan
“If it's anything that's going to result in suffering to animals or people, then I don't think [the end] justifies the means... Yeah; but then again if you could hurt ten people to save 100 people and there was no option, what would you do? I can't really address that.” PeopleIfsThinkingMeanI CanEndsSufferingHurtAnimalResultsTenYeahAddressesJustifyEnds Justify The Means Author:Ingrid Newkirk
“Research has shown that a barren environment is much more damaging to baby animals than it is to adult animals. It does not hurt the adult animals the same way it damages babies.” WayDoeHurtAnimalEnvironmentBabyResearchAdultsDamageBarren Author:Temple Grandin
“The first day I walked into prison, and he slammed that door, I knew the magnitude of the decision that I made, and the poor judgment, and what I allowed to happen to the animals. And, you know, its no way of explaining the hurt and the guilt that I felt. And that was the reason I cried so many nights.” KnowsWayFirstsMadeReasonHappensNightFeltHurtDecisionAnimalPoorDoorsJudgmentPrisonGuiltCriedExplainingMagnitude Author:Michael Vick
“I never pretend to be so superior a being as to be above having and indulging a hobby horse [her journal writing], and while I keep mine within due bounds and limits, nobody, I flatter myself, would wish to deprive me of the poor animal: to be sure, he is not formed for labour, and is rather lame and weak, but then the dear creature is faithful, constant, and loving, and though he sometimes prances, would not kick anyone into the mire, or hurt a single soul for the world--and I would not part with him for one who could win the greatest prize that ever was won at any races.” WorldWritingSoulSometimesWinningWishHurtAnimalPoorRaceMinesCreaturesLimitsWeakHorseConstantBoundsDearDuesSuperiorsFaithfulKicksLabourPrizeHobbiesJournalLameJournal Writing Author:Fanny Burney
“In my opinion in art nothing can go too far as long as you don't physically hurt people or animals. Art is there to push boundaries. I love it when my work freaks people out but it's all fake!” PeopleLongArtHurtAnimalOpinionArt IsBoundariesFakeFreak Author:Tom Six
“I had a couple of experiences as a kid with animals where I hurt them, kind of unintentionally, and when I saw that a human being can hurt an animal it really affected me. And my kids...they became animal rights activists.” HumansKindKidsHurtHuman BeingsAnimalSawsRightsCoupleAffectedActivistAnimal RightsAnimal Rights Activists Author:Sean Astin
“You cannot hurt animals, so what do I do? I kill the dog first. Then I do it with the boy. You're not supposed to break the illusion of this being a film, so I make the actor talk to the audience. Provocation is the principle of the whole film [ Funny Games]. It is very ironic.” FirstsWholeFilmActorsGamesHurtAnimalBoysPrinciplesBreakAudienceDogIllusionIronicProvocationFunny Game Author:Michael Haneke
“I was watching one of those animal shows on the Discovery Channel. There was a guy inventing a shark bite suit. And there's only one way to test it. All right Jimmy, you got that shark suit on, it looks good... They want you to jump into this pool of sharks, and you tell us if it hurts when they bite you. Well, all right, but hold my sign. I don't wanna lose it.” IfsWayWantWellsLooksShowsGuyLosesHurtAnimalDiscoveryTestsSuitsOne WayBitesPoolIt HurtsJimmySharksInventing Author:Bill Engvall
“You're not a bunch of people lock-stepped with the politically correct. Oh no! Don't shoot the animals! They might get their feelings hurt!” PeopleFeelingsMightHurtAnimalBunchLocksHurt FeelingsPolitically Correct Author:Brad Stine
“I am always struck by how difficult it is for people to see how much cruelty they are bringing not only upon animals but upon themselves and their loved ones and other people, how much we are screwing up the planet, how much we are hurting our own health, how hard it is to change all that, how eager people are to make a buck at everybody else's expense - all those things are discouraging.” PeopleHardDifficultHurtAnimalPlanetsCrueltyExpensesLoved OnesBucksDiscouraging Author:Neal Barnard
“I have little space from the suffering of elephants right now. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. The plight of animals in shelters, of kids used for labor for the metals in our electronics and endless other things, the fate of our water supply to dye our blue jeans and water our lawns, the sad painful life of conventionally raised meat...For me, I am working to not contribute to this. I really don't want to hurt others for my benefit.” WantLittlesKidsUsedSufferingWaterHurtSleepSpaceAnimalFateRight NowBenefitsLaborWake UpBlueRaisedPainfulEndlessMeatMetalsShelterElephantsJeansGoing To SleepLawnsPlightElectronicsBlue JeansPainful Life Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“We did a campaign here with New York Times. We had a great ad: "Today in America, someone will kill an elephant for a bracelet." We became sensitized in our society. Now there are four or five billion people in Asia who need to get this message. We need to use social media, print magazines, celebrities - anything we can to share this message. It's not cool, it's not okay. You are destroying beautiful animals. You are robbing a continent of its wealth. And you are hurting a lot of innocent people.” PeopleNeedsUseTodayAmericaBeautifulSocialHurtWealthAnimalFiveFourShareMediaNew YorkMessagesOkaySocial MediaBillionsCampaignsInnocentMagazinesOur SocietyPrintDestroyingAdsContinentsElephantsAsiaNew York TimesRobbingBraceletNot Okay Author:Patrick Bergin
“What could be more unjust than hurting an animal or a child? When you've been gifted dominion over something, that responsibility is real.” ChildrenRealHurtAnimalResponsibilityGiftedUnjustDominion Author:Maggie Q
“If it feels right to recycle our waste or purchase solar panels for our house or rescue an animal or adopt a child or stop someone from hurting another or donate our time, money, or goods to charity, then do it.” IfsFeelsChildrenHouseHurtAnimalWasteCharityOur TimeGoodsRescueFeels RightDonateSolar Panels Author:Bryan Kest
“I think it's time we take a step back and recognize that while we are hurting our animals, we are hurting each other, and we are hurting our planet.” ThinkingHurtAnimalStepsPlanetsOur PlanetHurting Each Other Author:Nikki Reed
“Basically when it comes to autistic kids and animals there's kind of three ways that they work, some of them are instant best buddies, they understand a cat, they understand a dog - they're best studies with it, they just know how to communicate with it. Then there's other kids that begin with a little bit of fear of the cat or the dog, but then they begin to like it and then there are other kids where you have a sensory problem - the cat meows and it hurts their ears, so they want to stay away from the cat because you never know when he might meow.” KnowsWayWantKindLittlesProblemMightKidsThreeBitsHurtAnimalKnow HowStudyDogLittle BitCatEarsCommunicateInstantIt HurtsBuddySensoryAutisticThree WaysBest Buddies Author:Temple Grandin
“One thing I'd like to just keep on doing is I want to educate people about animal behavior and about autism. I've been doing autism talks for the last 20 years and there still are people out there that do not want to, they can't recognize that these sensory problems are real. That, for some of these kids when that fire alarm goes off, that really hurts the ears, it's a really real thing.” PeopleWantYearsStillsRealProblemKidsLastsHurtAnimalFireOne ThingBehaviorEarsEducateAutismAlarmsReal ThingsSensoryAnimal Behavior Author:Temple Grandin