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" If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal. "

Ingrid Newkirk

Day

Water

Suffering

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" At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave. "

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

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" By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins. "

" If you like to bake with eggs, you can substitute Ener-G egg replacer, bananas, tofu, or many other ingredients. You get the hang of it quickly enough. "

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You

" Consumers of meat, eggs and dairy products might well ask what they are supporting. Do farmers care about anyone but themselves? Can't anyone see the cow for the cheese? "

" All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing to prevent needless suffering. So if that is true, how can meat be acceptable under any but the most extraordinary circumstances, such as perhaps roasting the bird who died flying into a window? "

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

Ingrid Newkirk

Environment

Better

" Today, I marvel at the vegan foods in the supermarket, at the cruelty-free clothing choices in stores, and at the fantastic alternatives to dissection in schools, the modern ways to test medicines without killing rabbits and beagles, the many forms of entertainment involving purely human performers. "

" 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. "

" To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering. "

Ingrid Newkirk

World

Suffering

" Cows are gentle, interesting animals. "

" I have to think of the positive; that's how I cope. "

" 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? "

Ingrid Newkirk

Home

Who

" One hates to be absolute, but in my view, there is no such thing as humane meat. "

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

" Bulls can do nothing to demand justice. They can only defend themselves as best they can in a fight with a pre-determined ending and die never knowing why they were forced to endure such a painful and prolonged death. It's up to us, as a civilized society, to call for an end to the Running of the Bulls and bullfighting. "

" I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog. "

" Cheap meat is the problem. The answer is to replace meat recipes with vegan meals. "

" Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent. "

" Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show that vegetarians are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and that a vegetarian diet reduces our risk of heart disease by 40 percent and adds seven or more years to our lifespan. "

" Real nutrition comes from soybeans, almonds, rice, and other healthy vegetable sources, not from a cow's udder. "

" The wonderful thing is that it's so incredibly easy to be kind. "

" Every time we consume meat, eggs or dairy foods, we contribute to ecological devastation and the wasteful misuse of resources on a global scale. "

" We all have prejudices to dispel: the need to get away from thinking that 'I' am important and special and 'you' are not, and the frightened mindset that tells us that certain 'others' are of no consequence. "

" There's nothing humane about the flesh of animals who have had one or two or even three improvements made in their singularly rotten lives on today's factory farms. "

" Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens the arteries and runs up our health-care costs. The last thing a poor person can afford is a heart attack or cancer or a stroke. And that's all linked to a meat-based diet. I think animal liberation is human liberation. "