Connie Sellecca Quotes

An animal experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the use of a brain-damaged human would be justifiable.

I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.

I can watch endless humans get killed, but if I see a movie and they kill a dog, I practically want to walk out.

And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation.

Everyone agrees that animals should not be exposed to unnecessary pain. But neither should scientists be hamstrung by the requirement to use anesthesia in every animal experiment that might cause pain.

However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal.

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.

Scientists should not do animal testing if there is any alternative, but subject to that, I would support it on grounds of the medical benefits.

Working in this industry, I have been exposed to so many products and now realize more than ever how cruel and unnecessary animal testing is.

When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.

When I became aware of how inhumane it is to test on animals, I made a commitment not to buy anything that was.

I hope that dog lovers around the world will support the Cruelty Free International global campaign to end the use of dogs in outdated and cruel experiments.

I won't get involved in businesses that I think cut across any kind of animal welfare issues.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

Whether one eats a cat or not is a personal choice, and I don't want to sway anyone one way or another. But if you do, there is one obvious cooking tip: Always remember to remove the bell from the cat's collar before cooking.

I'd say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind.

To a certain extent, I think I've become an animal-rights person.

There's no better feeling in the world than knowing that my show played a role in stopping animal abuse or alleviating animal suffering.

Through my work with PETA, I have learned a great deal about chimpanzee behavior and the plight of chimpanzees imprisoned in laboratories.

If we are concerned about the exploitation of human workers in countries with low standards of worker protection, we should also be concerned about the treatment of even more defenceless non-human animals.

To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering.

I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.

I only live in the world of animal protection. I speak only of that. I think only of that. I am obsessed.

Abuse yourself all you want - just leave animals out of it. Don't wear fur.

There is increasing social concern about our use of nonhumans for experiments, food, clothing and entertainment. This concern about animals reflects both our own moral development as a civilization and our recognition that the differences between humans and animals are, for the most part, differences of degree and not of kind.