I think if you're against cruelty and you look at what happens to animals in slaughterhouses and on factory farms, you have to be completely against eating meat.
Interpretation
The quote advocates for a vegan lifestyle by highlighting the cruelty animals endure in the meat industry.
Ingrid Newkirk emphasizes the moral responsibility of individuals who oppose cruelty to extend their beliefs to their dietary choices. By examining the harsh realities faced by animals in slaughterhouses and factory farms, she argues that one cannot claim to be against cruelty while still consuming meat, thereby calling for a reassessment of ethical eating practices.
In practice
In a speech about animal rights, one might quote this to emphasize the need for dietary change.
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