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Cayce Mell, sanctuary founder, humane police officer
What makes it all that much more disturbing to me is that this "humane myth" is being perpetuated by not only the industry but by some animal advocates and organizations as well. ...more |
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Cheri Ezell-Vandersluis, former dairy farmer, sanctuary founder
I can't imagine what goes through their minds. If you look into their eyes you can see the fear, and the abandonment. You've loved this animal, and then you've sent them off to this horrible death. ...more |
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Harold Brown, former beef farmer
I have often heard the word humane used in relation to meat, dairy, eggs, and other things like cosmetics. I have always found this curious because my understanding of humane is to act with kindness, tenderness, and mercy. ...more |
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Howard Lyman, former cattle rancher
My life experience has given me a better understanding of what is happening, and what a mistake it is to believe there is anything called "humane" slaughter. Animals have families and feelings, and to think that kindness before killing them is an answer is totally wrong. ...more |
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Michele Alley-Grubb, sanctuary founder
Consumers are now more confused than ever because they are being told simultaneously by some large animal rights/welfare groups as well as the animal-using industries themselves that it's okay, and even good, to use and kill some animals in place of others. ...more |
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Patty Mark, investigator, animal rescuer
I heard their screams and witnessed their fear and suffering in hundreds of places including slaughterhouses, industrialized farms, darkened sheds, open paddocks, feedlots and inside transport trucks/ships on four continents. ...more |
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Terry Cummings, sanctuary founder
As someone who has witnessed firsthand the terrible neglect and abuse of animals on these sorts of farms, I know that small scale farming is no more humane than large scale industrial farming. ...more |
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Wendy Valentine, investigator, sanctuary founder
We are often asked if we recommend meat, eggs and dairy products with labels suggesting they are "humanely" produced. We simply cannot, as such labels are always misleading. There is no way to create animal products free of injustice and cruelty. ...more |
