"But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time that they had been born to enjoy."(Plutarch). Each year, over five billion animals are consumed by Americans, but most people sit and eat their hamburgers without even thinking where they come from. Fact is, that most people don’t want to know the truth about animal consumption …showed first 75 words of 1150 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1150 total…or dominate, and they have the right to be treated with compassion and respect. Animal liberation can only be achieved through a radical transformation of human consciousness and overthrow of the existing power structure; but until this happens, the animals will not be emancipated. When thinking to ourselves about animals, we must remember the simple words of Jeremy Bentham: "The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but rather, Can they suffer?"