Compassion is essential for any type of relationship between anybody – human to human, human to dog, human to cat, human to bird.

Being a joyful vegan is the best way I know to contribute to the happiness of others, ultimately ensuring our own happiness.

When I see a person wearing a fur coat, I see not only the coat but the animals who were cruelly abused, killed and skinned to make that coat, and also I see the person wearing that coat being reborn as a poor fox crazily circulating in a tiny cage waiting to be skinned. And I see the poor dairy cow who has been raped and exploited, and in the same picture, I see the new future dairy cow taking her place, in the form of that person putting milk in her coffee, today.

Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose.

Arctic-dwelling Eskimos have no choice but to eat large amounts of meat and animal fat. But let's get our facts straight: according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Eskimos also have the highest incidences of heart disease and osteoporosis in the world and, in general, short life spans. Perhaps that is something to consider when we are faced with the choice of what to eat for dinner and unlike Eskimos most of us do have choices.

To be alive is to be breathing.

Everything we do should contribute to happiness.