It was Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Jewish author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978 who first said in the Letter Writer, "In relation to [animals], all people are Nazis; for the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka."
"How can we speak of right and justice if we take an innocent creature and shed its blood?"
"When a human kills an animal for food, he is neglecting his own hunger for justice. Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why should man then expect mercy from God? It's unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give. It is inconsistent. I can never accept inconsistency or injustice. Even if it comes from God. If there would come a voice from God saying, "I'm against vegetarianism!" I would say, "Well, I am for it!" This is how strongly I feel in this regard."
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