38 Quotes by Neal Barnard

Not only are the studies themselves often lacking even face value, but they also drain badly needed funds away from patient care needs.

I don't approve of the use of animals for any purpose that involves touching them - caging them.

I was aware of what animals go through because I had driven animals to slaughter and I'd killed animals. And I was aware that there were certain ethical issues, but they weren't preying on my mind very heavily.

It's much better to say, "If the herd is running, I'm running with those guys." And humans have herd mentality.

If we studied human beings which can include human genes, human blood samples, and human behavior, then you can leave the animals out of the labs and you can leave them off your plate.

A vegan diet takes care of most of what we need to do.

I'm thinking of people in rural Japan and China, where McDonald's hasn't yet arrived. These are the thinnest, healthiest, longest-lived people with the least risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Chimpanzees will eat a little bit of meat. But, they never eat dairy products, and no other animal would do that.

While it's certainly true that many people think that dairy doesn't have a cost to the animal, it's because they never went to a dairy farm.