Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by.
Ingrid NewkirkAnimals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals.
Ingrid NewkirkPigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
Ingrid NewkirkNinety-five percent of the eggs produced in America come from factory-farmed birds. Even if free-range farms were hugely more humane, the sheer number of animals raised to satisfy people's desire for eggs, meat, and milk makes it impossible for us to raise them all on small, free-range farms.
Ingrid Newkirk