Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our stateme... - Gary L. Francione

"Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient nonhumans as moral persons with the fundamental moral right not to be treated as the property or resources of humans."

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