Steve-O Quotes

I have never really been fond of animals. I certainly wasn't an 'animal lover' when I became involved in the movement. I just came to be persuaded that animals should be treated as independent sentient beings, not as means to human ends.

I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.

No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights.

I am an animal rights campaigner myself, and I donate money and time to those charities, but I think sometimes the problem with animal rights campaigners, including myself, is that we don't think about people's feelings, too.

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

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

I have resigned from the human race. Look at the way we treat animals.

All of my causes, including the most radical, are motivated by the defense of animals.

I'm an animal-rights person, actually. Big time.

The animal rights cause is something close to my heart and something I truly believe in.

I appreciate people trying to stand up for animals.

I want PETA to do something to stop the killing of animals.

The kind of flinching from any form of art or experience that PETA seems to advocate is ultimately life-hating.

I published a thesis about animal rights when I was studying in England in 1991. Back then, I was a human rights lawyer and people condemned me for talking about animal rights when human rights are still not guaranteed. However, human rights are guaranteed in a society where animal rights are secured.

We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals.

Bolivia recently did what every country should do - banned the use of animals in circuses.

I could do a franchise for the end of everything. 'The End of Dogs,' 'The End of Cats.'

We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.

We should all love animals.

I'm not anti-fox hunting because, to me, shooting foxes is even worse and the results are horrendous.

All of my friends are animal people. To me, cats are people, too. Animals are people, too. I travel a lot and when I go overseas, it's really hard on me because the animals are treated much differently, especially in developing countries.

I'm such an advocate for animal rights and environmental rights.

I just don't like killing creatures.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

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