Brigid Brophy Quote

I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we are the superior species. We are the species uniquely capable of imagination, rationality, and moral choice - and that is precisely why we are under an obligation to recognize and respect the rights of animals.


Don't Never Forget: Collected Views and Reviews (ed. 1966)


I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we are the superior...

I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we are the superior...

I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we are the superior...

I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we are the superior...