"An abolitionist is, as I have developed that notion, one who (1) maintains that we cannot justify animal use, however “humane” it may be; (2) rejects ...
People need to be educated so that they can make intelligent moral choices
~ Gary L. Francione ~
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People need to be educated so that they can make intelligent moral choices
More Gary L. Francione quotes
"When it comes to animal agriculture, there is conventional, which is really hideous, and "compassionate" or "certified humane" or whatever, which *may...
"We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And speciesism is wrong because, like racism, sexism, homo...
"Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient nonhumans...
"I reject animal welfare reform and single-issue campaigns because they are not only inconsistent with the claims of justice that we should be making i...
"We should never present flesh as somehow morally distinguishable from dairy. To the extent it is morally wrong to eat flesh, it is as morally wrong — ...
"We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement,...
"If we are ever going to see a paradigm shift, we have to be clear about how we want the present paradigm to shift.We must be clear that veganism is th...
"Animals are property. There are laws that supposedly protect animal interestsin being treated “humanely,” but that term is interpreted in large part t...
"Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are. But in a pa...
"If we take the position that an assessment that veganism is morally preferable to vegetarianism is not possible because we are all “on our own journey...
"The notion that we should promote “happy” or “humane” exploitation as “baby steps” ignores that welfare reforms do not result in providing significant...
"If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your statement that you reject violence to other senti...
"To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with eyes has no interest in continuing to see. ...
"If you are a feminist and are not a vegan, you are ignoring the exploitation of female nonhumans and the commodification of their reproductive process...