Most of the time, those who use animals in experiments justify that use by pointing to alleged benefits to human and animal health and the supposed necessity of using animals to obtain those benefits. Gary L. Francione More Quotes by Gary L. Francione More Quotes From Gary L. Francione Every sentient being values her/his life even if no one else does. That is what is meant by saying that the lives of all have inherent value. Gary L. Francione inherent ifs doe If you care about animals, there is one and only one choice: go vegan. Can you choose not to be vegan? Sure. You can choose not to care. Gary L. Francione care choices animal If you claim to 'love' animals but you eat animal products, you need to think critically about how you understand love. Gary L. Francione animal needs thinking If an animal has any rights at all, it's got the right not to be eaten. Gary L. Francione animal-rights rights animal ...eating animals involves an intentional decision to participate in the suffering and death of nonhumans where there is no plausible moral justification. Gary L. Francione suffering-and-death decision animal Who I've been is not as important as who I'm becoming. Gary L. Francione becoming growth important We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals. Gary L. Francione moral animal thinking Veganism is about nonviolence: Gary L. Francione sentient-beings nonviolence earth 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. Gary L. Francione harm interest eye Does veganism require a “sacrifice”? Yes. It requires that you give up that which you never had any right to in the first place. Gary L. Francione sacrifice giving-up doe Forty-two years after Dr. King was murdered, we are still a nation of inequality. People of color, women, gays, lesbians, and others are still treated as second-class citizens. Yes, things have changed but we have still not achieved equality among all humans. And nonhuman animals continue to be chattel property without any inherent value. Gary L. Francione gay kings animal 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. Gary L. Francione choices fundamentals matter When it comes to animal agriculture, there is conventional, which is rally hideous, and 'compassionate' and 'certified humane' or whatever, which 'may' be 'slightly' less hideous. But it is all torture. It's all wrong. These 'happy' gimmicks are just designed to make the public feel better about exploiting animals. Don't buy the propaganda of 'happy' exploitation. Go vegan and promote veganism. Gary L. Francione agriculture feel-better animal Humans treat animals as things that exist as means to human ends. That's morally wrong. Sexism promotes the idea that women are things that exist as means to the ends of men. That's morally wrong. We need to stop treating all persons - whether human or nonhuman - as things. Gary L. Francione animal men mean The theory of animal rights simply is not consistent with the theory of animal welfare... Animal rights means dramatic social changes for humans and non-humans alike; if our bourgeois values prevent us from accepting those changes, then we have no right to call ourselves advocates of animal rights. Gary L. Francione rights animal mean There is no moral distinction between fur and other materials made from animals, such as leather, which also is the result of the suffering and death of sentient beings. Gary L. Francione fur suffering-and-death animal We cannot talk simultaneously about animal rights and the 'humane' slaughter of animals. Gary L. Francione slaughter rights animal An aim of an argument should be progress, but progress ultimately means little without victory. Gary L. Francione progress victory mean There is no 'need' for us to eat meat, dairy or eggs. Indeed, these foods are increasingly linked to various human diseases and animal agriculture is an environmental disaster for the planet. Gary L. Francione agriculture eggs animal We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use. Gary L. Francione animal needs thinking
