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Fri, 17 Apr 2009
Friday April 17 Is César Chávez Birthday
Remarkably, it isn't well known that César Chávez was a vegetarian, and vegan.
César Chávez said, in 1992, during his acceptance of a Lifetime Achievement Award from In Defense of Animals,
"We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to make all people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves. And that's the basis for peace. The basis for peace is respecting all creatures. . . . We cannot hope to have peace until we respect everyone--respect ourselves and respect animals and all living things. . . . We know we cannot defend and be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them – exploiting them in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food."
From an article by Stephanie Ernst: Honoring César Chávez--and His Call to Stop Eating Animals
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