The older I get, the more convinced I am that humanity is a cosmic joke. We are the joke of the animal kingdom. All other animals look at us and shake their heads in embarrassment.

I think using animals for food is an ethical thing to do, but we've got to do it right. We've got to give those animals a decent life and we've got to give them a painless death. We owe the animal respect.

...there was a difference between killing for nourishment and killing for curiosity or sport.

True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which is deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.

They're animals, all right. But why are you so goddam sure that makes us human beings?

Animal Welfare cannot be Delimited by Geographical Boundaries