"The problems of factory farming are so vast and horrendous that you simply have to support kinder alternatives, even if they are far from perfect. I'm not going to buy "humane meat" for various reasons, but I do respect the person who makes that choice in the sense that I can at least relate to the way they think about the issues."

—Jean Kazez, PhD
(from the blog "In Living Color")

"Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored."

—Alice Walker

"Factory farming is the single biggest cause of animal cruelty."

—WSPA website

“95 percent of the animals slaughtered each year do not receive protection under the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. And, while each state has its own animal cruelty code, most states exempt common farming practices, no matter how abusive.”

—The Humane Society of the United States

"Does my view mean that people can go on eating meat without concern? No, it does not. Absolutism functions only as an attempt at domination; that is, accept this rule and you won't be required to think ever again! Many good reasons exist to moderate our eating habits to semivegetarian practice. These reasons should count with all of us, and we must decide for ourselves what sort of balance is possible in our own lives."

—Kathryn Paxton George, Professor of Philosophy