“There can be no purity whilst the flesh of creatures…

“There can be no purity whilst the flesh of creatures is partaken of and inhumanity toward animals is practiced.” - Ruth Harrison, Animal Machines

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“It is demonstrated that brutes are rational animals, reason in most of them being indeed imperfect, of which, nevertheless, they are not entirely deprived. Since, however, justice pertains to rational beings, as our opponents say, how is it possible not to admit, that we should also act justly towards brutes?” - Porphyry, On Abstinence from Animal Food - View Quote Details on “It is demonstrated that brutes are rational animals, reason in…
“Comparative anatomy, therefore, proves that man is naturally a frugivorous animal, formed to subsist upon fruits, seeds, and farinaceous vegetables.” – Sylvester Graham, The Science of Human Life - View Quote Details on “Comparative anatomy, therefore, proves that man is naturally a frugivorous…
“As for me, I could never so much as endure, without remorse and griefe, to see a poore, sillie, and innocent beast pursued and killed, which is harmelesse and voide of defence, and of whom we receive no offence at all. - Montaigne, Of Cruelty - View Quote Details on “As for me, I could never so much as endure,…
“The man who shed the blood of an Ox or a Sheep will be habituated more easily than another to witness the effusion of that of his fellow-creatures.” - Sir John Sinclair, Code of Health and Longevity - View Quote Details on “The man who shed the blood of an Ox or…
“Every time we sit down to eat, we make a choice. Please choose vegetarianism. Do it for … animals. Do it for the environment, and do it for your health.” - Alec Baldwin, in the PETA website, he worked with PETA. - View Quote Details on “Every time we sit down to eat, we make a…
“Meat is for beasts to feed on.” - Ovid - View Quote Details on “Meat is for beasts to feed on.” - Ovid
“The time will come in the world’s history, and a movement is setting in that direction even now, when it will be deemed as strange a thing to find a man or a woman who eats flesh as food, as it is now to find a man or woman who refrains from eating it.” - Ralph Waldo Trine (1866-1958), Every Living Creature, p. 34 - View Quote Details on “The time will come in the world’s history, and a…
” In all the round world of Utopia there is no meat. There used to be. But now we cannot stand the thought of slaughter-houses. And, in a population that is all educated, and at about the same level of physical refinement, it is practically impossible to find anyone who will hew a dead ox or pig. We never settled the hygienic question of meat-eating at all. This other aspect decided us. I can still remember, as a boy, the rejoicings over the closing of the last slaughter-house.” - H.G. Wells, On A Modern Utopia Chapter the Ninth, The Samurai, Section 5 - View Quote Details on ” In all the round world of Utopia there is…
“Although most of us conduct our lives as omnivores, in that we eat flesh as well as vegetables and fruits, human beings have characteristics of herbivores, not carnivores. The appendages of carnivores are claws; those of herbivores are hands or hooves. The teeth of carnivores are sharp; those of herbivores are mainly flat (for grinding). The intestinal tract of carnivores is short (3 times body length); that of herbivores, long (12 times body length). Body cooling of carnivores is done by panting; herbivores, by sweating. Carnivores drink fluids by lapping; herbivores, by sipping. Carnivores produce their own vitamin C, whereas herbivores obtain it from their diet. Thus, humans have characteristics of herbivores, not carnivores.” - William C. Roberts, M.D.,, Twenty questions on atherosclerosis - View Quote Details on “Although most of us conduct our lives as omnivores, in…
“Only by discarding a diet based on rotting corpses could men become sane..” – Jack Lindsay, Fanfrolico and After, 1962 - View Quote Details on “Only by discarding a diet based on rotting corpses could…