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.

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

You dont have to own squirrels and starlings to get enjoyment from them ... One day, we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals. [Dogs] would pursue their natural lives in the wild ... they would have full lives, not wasting at home for someone to come home in the evening and pet them and then sit there and watch TV.

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

Would I rather the research lab that tests animals is reduced to a bunch of cinders? Yes.

Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.

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