156 Quotes by Ingrid Newkirk

We do not advocate right to life for animals.

Even if animal experiments did result in a cure for AIDS, of which there is no chance, I'd be against it on moral grounds.

The tape shows experimenters using their power over the monkeys to torture and torment them, while lab supervisors stand by or even join in,

Would I rather the research lab that tests animals is reduced to a bunch of cinders? Yes.

Perhaps the mere idea of receiving a nasty missive will allow animal researchers to empathize with their victims for the first time in their lousy careers. I find it small wonder that the laboratories aren’t all burning to the ground. If I had more guts, I’d light a match.

We’re looking for good lawsuits that will establish the interests of animals as a legitimate area of concern in law.

The bottom line is that people dont have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want toys, they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship, they should seek it with their own kind,

Even if animal tests produced a cure for AIDS, we'd be against it,

If that hideousness came here [to the U.S.], it wouldn't be any more hideous for the animals-they are all bound for a ghastly death anyway. But it would wake up consumers.... I openly hope that it comes here. It will bring economic harm only for those who profit from giving people heart attacks and giving animals a concentration camp-like existence. It would be good for animals, good for human health, and good for the environment.