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Quote by Ingrid Newkirk
All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to anima

All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing to prevent needless suffering. So if that is true, how can meat be acceptable under any but the most extraordinary circumstances, such as perhaps roasting the bird who died flying into a window? – Ingrid Newkirk

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Give your dog or cat respect, patience, understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week, thats a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel. – Ingrid Newkirk

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I hope SeaWorld is exploring how, like Ringling, it can get out of the wild animal business. – Ingrid Newkirk

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