Peter Singer

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.

The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but, 'Can they suffer?'

The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but, 'Can they suffer?'

If a being suffers, there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration.

If a being suffers, there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration.

We are facing a moral crisis of unprecedented proportions if we continue to ignore the suffering of animals.

We are facing a moral crisis of unprecedented proportions if we continue to ignore the suffering of animals.

Eating meat is morally indefensible, given the suffering it causes to animals and the environmental impact.

Eating meat is morally indefensible, given the suffering it causes to animals and the environmental impact.

Effective altruism is about doing the most good you can with the resources you have.

Effective altruism is about doing the most good you can with the resources you have.

If we can save a child's life by donating a small amount of money, and we don't, how are we different from someone who lets a child drown in a shallow pond?

If we can save a child's life by donating a small amount of money, and we don't, how are we different from someone who lets a child drown in a shallow pond?

The idea that human life is inherently more valuable than animal life is a form of speciesism, akin to racism or sexism.

The idea that human life is inherently more valuable than animal life is a form of speciesism, akin to racism or sexism.

We should extend the circle of our moral concern to all sentient beings.

We should extend the circle of our moral concern to all sentient beings.

Doing good doesn't have to be a sacrifice; it can be deeply fulfilling.

Doing good doesn't have to be a sacrifice; it can be deeply fulfilling.