The smallest form of life, even an ant or a clam, is equal to a human being

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.

It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.

Eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship - enjoyment at a distance.

Eating meat is primitive, barbaric, and arrogant.

Probably everything we do is a publicity stunt ... we are not here to gather members, to please, to placate, to make friends. We're here to hold the radical line.

Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace.