Animals on factory farms and slaughter houses are mutilated, drugged and abused in ways that would be illegal if dogs or cats were treated similarly. The problem is that farm animals are exempted from the Animal Welfare Act. Therefore, companies often act with impunity.

The point at which society moves towards our views is a point where we are significantly closer to the vegan world that we are all working toward.

KFC has no excuse for refusing to adopt these basic, minimal animal-welfare standards ... After two years of fruitless negotiations with the company, we're trying a more personal approach.

Chickens are interesting individuals who have as much right not to be cooked and eaten as a dog or a cat or even a human being.

Every time I sit down to eat, I cast my lot: for mercy, against misery for the oppressed, against the oppressor and for compassion, against cruelty. There is a lot of suffering in the world, but how much suffering can be addressed with literally no time or effort on our part? We can just stop supporting it, by making different choices.

It would be great if all the fast-food outlets, slaughterhouses, these laboratories and the banks who fund them exploded tomorrow.

There is so much blood on this chicken-killer's hands, a little more on his business suit won't hurt.