Ashley Joyce

“It’s no secret that veganism is growing all over the world and has become one of the most prevalent and discussed social movements of this generation. But while most of us will be aware that the primary motivations for people going vegan and adopting plant-based diets include animal rights, the environment, pandemic prevention and personal health, often little is known about the complexity and true scale of these issues, which is exactly what this book aims to do: lay out the enormity of the injustice that is animal exploitation.”
― Ed Winters, This Is Vegan Propaganda

“Furthermore, it seems back to front to worry about the extinction of animals who have been selectively bred and don't exist naturally to begin with when our current system of animal agriculture is the number one driver of species extinction more generally.”
― Ed Winters, This is Vegan Propaganda

“It is ironic that we believe that empathy and complex emotions only really exist in humans but we then fail to empathize with the animals who suffer at our hands.”
― Ed Winters, This is Vegan Propaganda

“The fact that we yearn for escaped animals to live speaks volumes about how we value their lives once they become separated from the anonymous herd. We then acknowledge that they are individuals with their own personalities and a clear desire to live. We recognize that there is something they are trying to escape from, that they are fearful and in a situation they do not want to be in, which is so troubling that they would rather take the risk of running into the unknown than allow what is happening to them to continue. In essence, we view these animals as underdogs, heroes overcoming adversity, and yet the adversity they are trying to overcome is us.”
― Ed Winters