By way of a left-leaning Libertarian friend:
Actual quotes from prominent PETA leaders.
My ideal is “a return to the garden of Eden where even the animals are
vegetarian.” — Andrea Reed, Louisville Fund for Animals Lexington Herald, 1990)The smallest form of life, even an ant or a clam, is equal to a human being. — Ingrid Newkirk, PETA
Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughter houses. — Ingrid Newkirk (PETA) Washington Post, Nov 13, 1983)
We feel animals have the same rights as a retarded human child. — Alex Pacheco (PETA) New York Times, Jan 14, 1989)
On leather jackets: That’s the next step. You have to take one step at a time. It was easier to start with fur. — Dan Matthews, Director of Fur Campaign, PETA Detroit News, August 13, 1989)
Never buy wool again. Choose only cotton, synthetics and other non-animal fibers. The sheep are embarrassed when they are shorn, sometimes they are nicked during the process, and they get cold afterward. — PETA News, August 13, 1989)
Arson, property destruction, burglary and theft are “acceptable crimes” when used for the animals’ cause. — Alex Pacheco (PETA) Charleston, W. VA Gazette-Mail, Jan 15, 1989)
