1. “Every living creature has the right to live ethically.” ― Dirk Verbeuren
2. “We all love animals. Why do we call some ‘pets’ and others ‘dinner?’” – K.D. Lang
3. “To get mud off your hands, use soap and water. To get blood off your hands, go vegan.” ― John Sakars
4. “Only when we have become non-violent towards all life will we have learned to live well ourselves.” ― Cesar Chavez
5. “You either approve of violence or you don’t, and nothing on earth is more violent or extreme than the meat industry.” ― Morrisey
6. “I can’t think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan.” ― Alicia Silverstone
7. “Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it’s not acceptable.” ― Jodi Foster
8. “Every time sitting at a dining table, we make a choice. Please choose vegetarianism. Do it for the animals. Do it for the environment and for the sake of your own health.” ― Alec Baldwin
9. “Behind every beautiful fur coat, there is a story. It is a bloody, barbaric story.” ― Mary Tyler Moore
10. “To face animal suffering is to face our responsibility in their suffering.” ― JoAnne McArthur
11. “I’m a vegan. I respect the environment and I do my best to spread the importance of such an issue.” ― Jared Leto
12. “Being a vegan just helps me build up my self-esteem. I feel good about it every time I eat a meal.” ― Steve-O
13. “If intelligence and capability are not criteria for the possession of rights, why would animals — who have the capacity to feel fear and pain — be excluded from our moral consideration?” – Jack Norris
14. “Animals are not products. Life doesn’t have a price.” ― Anonymous
15. “Veganism is not a sacrifice. It is a joy.” ― Gary L. Francione
16. “All life deserves respect, dignity, and compassion. All life.” ― Anonymous
17. “When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.” ― Paul McCartney
18. “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” ― Albert Einstein
19. “Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure.” ― Erykah Badu
20. “Part of my becoming a vegetarian was that I would look at my burger, then look at my dogs, and I wasn’t able to see a difference.” ― Kristen Bell
21. “The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.” ― Uri Gellar
22. “The problem is that humans have victimized animals to such a degree that they are not even considered victims. They are not even considered at all. They are nothing; they don’t count; they don’t matter. They are commodities like TV sets and cell phones. We have actually turned animals into inanimate objects — sandwiches and shoes.” ― Gary Yourofsky
23. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ― Maya Angelou
24. “Life is too short to make others shorter.” ― Chris Hannah
25. “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” ― Albert Einstein
26. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France
27. “It’s pretty amazing to wake up every morning, knowing that every decision I make is to cause as little harm as possible. It’s a pretty fantastic way to live.” ― Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
28. “Animals are my friends. And I don’t eat my friends.” ― George Bernard Shaw
29. “It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.” ― Haile Selassie
30. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ― Gandhi
31. “Animals are not ingredients.” ― Barbara Thompson
32. “If you don’t like pictures of animal cruelty being posted on social media, you need to help stop the cruelty, not the pictures. You should be bothered that its happening, not that you saw it.” ― Marie Sarantakis
33. “Science that fails to embrace all living beings is far more dangerous than any virus!” ― Steve Simmons
34. “It’s not hard to make decisions once you know what your values are.” Roy E. Disney
35. “Please don’t refuse with your eyes what the animals endure with their bodies.” ― Shaun Monson
36. “When people ask me why I don’t eat meat or any other animal products, I say, ‘Because they are unhealthy and they are the product of a violent and inhumane industry.’” – Cassey Afleck
37. “The greatness of a nation and it’s moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ― Gandhi
38. “No animal needs to die in order for me to live. And that makes me feel good.” ― Howard Lynan
39. “I don’t see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.” ― Russell Brand
40. “The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.” ― Leonardo Da Vinci
41. “I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer.” ― Ellen DeGeneres
42. “Compassion is the best side effect of being vegan.” ― Anonymous
43. “May all that have life be delivered from suffering.” ― Buddha
44. “If you think that being vegan is difficult, imagine being a factory farmed animal.” ― Davegan Raza
45. “World Peace begins in the kitchen.” ― Anonymous
46. “The Gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies; they are the trees and the plants and the seeds.” ― Plato
47. “People eat meat and think they will become as strong as an ox, forgetting that the ox eats grass.” ― Pino Caruso
48. “It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal.” ― Joaquin Phoenix
49. “Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, ‘My appetite is more important than your suffering’?” – Moby
50. “I love animals. All animals. I wouldn’t hurt a cat or a dog — or a chicken, or a cow. And I wouldn’t ask someone else to hurt them for me. That’s why I’m a vegetarian.” ― Peter Dinklage
51. “Animals don’t have a voice, but I do. A loud one. A big fucking mouth. My voice is for them. And I’ll never shut up while they suffer.” ― Ricky Gervais
52. “If slaughterhouses had glass walls, we’d all be vegetarian.” ― Paul McCartney
53. “Animals are here with us, not for us.” ― Anonymous
54. “My body will not be a tomb for other creatures.” ― Leonardo Da Vinci
55. “Veganism is not about how hard it is for you. It’s about every animal’s right not to be used as a slave.” ― Randy Sandberg
56. “Why are vegans made fun of while the inhumane factory farming process regards animals and the natural world merely as commodities to be exploited for profit?” ― Ellen Page
57. “The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than blacks were made for whites, or women for men.” ― Alice Walker
58. “We strive for a world where every earthling has the right to live and grow. That’s why we don’t eat animals.” ― Ruby Roth
59. “I can’t think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan.” ― Alicia Silverstone
Want more great quotes? Check out below!