Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by.

Winners don't eat wieners.

Elephants have the largest brains of any mammal on the face of the Earth. They are creative, altruistic and kind.

Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughter houses.

Being asked to support humane meat means being asked to support the suffering of animals in transport, to approve of treatment that causes them palpable fear, their bodies shaking and their eyes wide as saucers, as they are slung by their legs into crates that are slammed onto the back of a truck.

Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home?

Give your dog or cat respect, patience, understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week, that's a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel.