112 Quotes by Gary L. Francione

Humans treat animals as things that exist as means to human ends. That’s morally wrong. Sexism promotes the idea that women are things that exist as means to the ends of men. That’s morally wrong. We need to stop treating all persons – whether human or nonhuman – as things.

Being vegan is not just a matter of being ‘kind’ to animals. First and foremost, it is a matter of being just and observing our moral obligation to not treat other sentient beings as things.

People need to be educated so that they can make intelligent moral choices.

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 – and possibly more morally wrong – to consume dairy.

All sentient beings should have at least one right – the right not to be treated as property.

Because animals are property, we consider as “humane treatment” that we would regard as torture if it were inflicted on humans.

We cannot talk simultaneously about animal rights and the ‘humane’ slaughter of animals.

If you claim to ‘love’ animals but you eat animal products, you need to think critically about how you understand love.

Being vegan is not a matter of “lifestyle.” It is a matter of fundamental moral obligation. Is being vegan a matter of “choice”? Only insofar as we are able to choose to ignore our moral obligations not to exploit the vulnerable.