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“Forests and meat animals compete for the same land. The prodigious appetite of the affluent nations for meat means that agribusiness can pay more than those who want to preserve or restore the forest. We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet – for the sake of hamburgers”
― Peter Singer, Animal Liberation

tags: agribusiness, animal-rights, animal-welfare, sustainability

62 likes

“I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.”
― Anais Nin

tags: anais-nin, inspirational, living, mermaids, no-fear, sea

3056 likes

“We love dogs and eat cows not because dogs and cows are fundamentally different--cows, like dogs, have feelings, preferences, and consciousness--but because our perception of them is different.”
― Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism

tags: animals, carnism, cows, dogs, ethics, meat

46 likes

“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.”
― Paul McCartney

tags: beatles, vegetarianism

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“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.”
― Ellen DeGeneres, My Point... And I Do Have One