Ingrid Newkirk

": c) That my feet be removed and umbrella stands or other ornamentation be made from them, as a reminder of the depravity of killing innocent animals, such as elephants, in order that we might use the…"

"Even if animal experiments did result in a cure for AIDS, of which there is no chance, I’d be against it on moral grounds."

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

"Seriously, I think everybody needs to be more disciplined; nobody needs any meat. But from a perspective of how many animals suffer, it’s probably better to kill and eat one whale than it is to eat fi…"

"If anyone did that, I absolutely apologize. … Because everything we do is based at adults. We're asking adults be responsible. You were telling me about giving your children meat and milk. They're goi…"

"I am just trying to make the best possible case for the animals. That is clearly what I have been put on earth to do. Even after I am gone I will try to continue."

"In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets altogether."

"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 a…"