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

I maintain that we ought to abolish the institution and stop causing or facilitating the existence of more ‘companion’ animals.

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. Death – however “humane” – is a harm for humans and nonhumans alike.

Who I’ve been is not as important as who I’m becoming.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.