KRF projects: Animal rescue
Quotes about animals & vegetarianism
"When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble."
~ Buddha
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated"
~ Mahatma Gandhi (Indian Philosopher, internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest, 1869-1948)
"Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends"
~ George Bernard Shaw
"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet."
~ Albert Einstein (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)
"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian."
~ Paul McCartney (English Musician and Singer and songwriter, b.1942)
"The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another."
~ William Greider
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace."
~ Albert Schweitzer
"Our wholeness as human beings depends upon the depth of our awareness of the fact that we are a part of the wholeness of nature."
~ Ashley Montagu
"There will never be any peace in the world so long as we eat animals."
~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
"The fact is that there is enough for in the world for everyone. But tragically, much of the world’s food and land resources are tied up in producing beef and other livestock – food for the well-off – while millions of children and adults suffer from malnutrition and starvation."
~ Dr. Walden Bello, Executive Director, Institute for Food and Development Policy
"I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in its gradual improvement to leave off eating animals."
~ Henry David Thoreau
"The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined."
~ Neal Barnard, M.D., President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
"The vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effects on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind."
~ Albert Einstein
"Most people are largely unaware of the wide-ranging effects cattle are having on the ecosystems of the planet and the fortunes of civilization. Yet, cattle production and beef consumption now rank among the greatest threats to the future well-being of the earth and its human population."
~ Jeremy Rifkin
"I don’t understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open or put them on powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs for the rest of their lives."
~ Dr. Dean Ornish, M.D.
Some Facts:
"Amount of U.S. land that could be returned to forest for each American who adopts a meat-free diet: 35,000 square feet"
~ John Robbins, Author, May All Be Fed
"Historic cause of demise of many civilizations: Topsoil depletion. Amount of U.S. topsoil depletion directly associated with livestock raising: 85 percent."
~ John Robbins, Author, May All Be Fed
On behalf of all the animals, we thank you for your interest and for helping to promote awareness and compassion towards animals.
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