Philip Wollen Quotes

“I discovered when we suffer, we suffer as equals. And in their capacity to suffer, a dog is a pig is a bear..... is a boy”

Philip Wollen

"Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012)

“Poor countries sell their grain to the West for hard currency while their own children starve in their arms. And the West feeds it to livestock... So we can eat a steak? I bet I am not the only one in the room who sees this as a crime?”

Philip Wollen

"Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012)

“If everyone ate a Western diet, we would need two Planet Earths to feed them. We only have one. And she is dying.”

Philip Wollen

"Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012)

“Veganism gives us “THE PEACE DIVIDEND”. The Peace Map is drawn on a menu. Peace is not just the absence of war. It is the presence of Justice.””

Philip Wollen

"Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012)

“Every morsel of meat we eat is slapping the tear-stained face of a starving child. When I look into her eyes, do I remain silent?”

Philip Wollen

"Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012)

“The earth can produce enough for everyone’s need. But not enough for everyone’s greed.”

Philip Wollen

"Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012)