21 Quotes by Bruce Friedrich

Animals on factory farms and slaughter houses are mutilated, drugged and abused in ways that would be illegal if dogs or cats were treated similarly. The problem is that farm animals are exempted from the Animal Welfare Act. Therefore, companies often act with impunity.

Feeding plants to animals then eating the animals is like filtering water through a sewer then drinking it.

Chickens are interesting individuals who have as much right not to be cooked and eaten as a dog or a cat or even a human being.

The point at which society moves towards our views is a point where we are significantly closer to the vegan world that we are all working toward.

There is so much blood on this chicken-killer's hands, a little more on his business suit won't hurt.

I'm convinced that welfare reforms deserve our support, both because they are better (or at least much less bad) for the animals involved (the Golden Rule), and because they push the envelope, moving us closer to the compassionate world that all animal rights activists are working toward...On the other hand, working toward welfare reforms has the immediate benefit of helping improve animals' lives today and acts as a crucial stepping stone toward animal liberation.

KFC has no excuse for refusing to adopt these basic, minimal animal-welfare standards ... After two years of fruitless negotiations with the company, we're trying a more personal approach.

It would be great if all the fast-food outlets, slaughterhouses, these laboratories and the banks who fund them exploded tomorrow.

Eating meat is not your personal decision, any more than, you know, whether somebody beats their child is their personal decision.