Would I rather the research lab that tests animals is reduced to a bunch of cinders? Yes. Ingrid Newkirk More Quotes by Ingrid Newkirk More Quotes From Ingrid Newkirk When we build an attractive home, we raze land on which animals have already built their homes. They have nowhere to go. Ingrid Newkirk landhomeanimal It is dangerous to engage in even the most innocuous-seeming discourse with the FBI/ Homeland Security/ a local detective. Ingrid Newkirk dangerousdetectivesanimal If a girl gets sexual pleasure from riding a horse, does the horse suffer? If not, who cares? If you French kiss your dog and he or she thinks it's great, is it wrong? We believe all exploitation and abuse is wrong. If it isn't exploitation and abuse, it may not be wrong. Ingrid Newkirk horsegirldog Eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship - enjoyment at a distance. Ingrid Newkirk distancereturnanimal We are opposed to all cruelty, so as advocates of non-violence, opponents of oppression, people who abhor the cruelty inherent in slaughtering we say the only ethical way to consume flesh is to pick up the carcass of an animal who has died naturally or been killed accidentally, say by being hit by a car, and eat that. Ingrid Newkirk caranimalpeople A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. They're all animals. Ingrid Newkirk doganimalboys Pigeons are among the most maligned urban wildlife despite the fact that human beings brought them to our shores and turned them loose in our cities - not something that they chose. Ingrid Newkirk pigeonscitiesfacts It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat. Ingrid Newkirk facesfactspeople I will be the last person to condemn ALF [the Animal Liberation Front]. Ingrid Newkirk petalastsanimal The best bet for the horses would be to stop betting on the Derby and other horse races, and to stop breeding, racing and killing thoroughbreds altogether Ingrid Newkirk horseraceanimal I am not a morose person, but I would rather not be here. I don't have any reverence for life, only for the entities themselves. I would rather see a blank space where I am. This will sound like fruitcake stuff again but at least I wouldn't be harming anything. Ingrid Newkirk fruitcakespacestuff Businesses are terrified. They have no idea what I'm going to do next. Ingrid Newkirk nextanimalideas Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test. Ingrid Newkirk comparetestsanimal I find that as I get older I seem to become more of a Luddite... And hearing animal experimenters describe me as a Luddite--which used to think I was not. And now I think Ned Lud had the right idea and we should have stopped all the machinery way back when, and learned to live simple lives. Ingrid Newkirk simpleanimalthinking Humans have grown like a cancer. We're the biggest blight on the face of the earth. Ingrid Newkirk cancerearthfaces Never doubt that one person can make a difference. Ingrid Newkirk making-a-differencedifferencesdoubt Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what can we, as consumers, do? Opting out of paying someone to allow animals to die in a barn fire or at the slaughterhouse seems pretty reasonable. Ingrid Newkirk eggsfireanimal Perhaps the mere idea of receiving a nasty missive will allow animal researchers to empathize with their victims for the first time in their lousy careers. I find it small wonder that the laboratories aren't all burning to the ground. If I had more guts, I'd light a match. Ingrid Newkirk careerslightanimal Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do. Ingrid Newkirk painrightschildren PETA's campaign should be included in school curricula. If we can open children's hearts and minds to animals' needs, teach them to treat a dog or a chicken as if they feel fear and love and pain - as they do - then they will grow up to understand that we are all worthy of respect. Ingrid Newkirk growing-uppaindog
