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Gary Yourofsky

Animal rights activist · United States · Born 1970 · age 56

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Gary Yourofsky is an American animal rights activist, lecturer, and educator. He has had a major influence on contemporary veganism through his classroom lectures.

A life in dates

2010“Exactly what is your definition of humane?”In their wordsPart of the speech to the students of the Georgia Institute of Technology, On the subject of humane slaughter (Summer 2010)

“That Descartes' Cartesian way of looking at animals, like they're machines... It is outdated, and quite frankly, 100% insane.”In their wordsPart of the speech to the students of the Georgia Institute of Technology, On animal intelligence (Summer 2010)

“I want to ask you, to use some empathy right now.”In their wordsPart of the speech to the students of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Summer 2010)

“Right now, at this very moment, on American highways, there are no less than 5,000 concentration camp trucks. Trucks that we have constructed.”In their wordsPart of the speech to the students of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Summer 2010)

2004“Each human carnivore is responsible for the death and dismemberment of more than 3,000 animals throughout his or her lifetime.”In their wordsAbolition, Liberation, Freedom. Coming to a Fur Farm Near You, pp. 129-130

“Without question, liberations are akin to Harriet Tubman and the , which assisted in the liberation of blacks from white slave-owners.”In their wordsAbolition, Liberation, Freedom. Coming to a Fur Farm Near You, pp. 130-131

1970Born19 August 1970

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  1. Is slavery - owner, victim, profit, domination - exclusive to the human race? Have blacks, Jews, women and children been the only victims of this atrocity?

    2010, Part of the speech to the students of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Summer 2010), Own words

  2. Exactly what is your definition of humane?

    2010, Part of the speech to the students of the Georgia Institute of Technology, On the subject of humane slaughter (Summer 2010), Own words

  3. That Descartes' Cartesian way of looking at animals, like they're machines... It is outdated, and quite frankly, 100% insane.

    2010, Part of the speech to the students of the Georgia Institute of Technology, On animal intelligence (Summer 2010), Own words

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Gary Yourofsky is an American animal rights activist, lecturer, and educator. He has had a major influence on contemporary veganism through his classroom lectures. The most notable speech Yourofsky gave, at Georgia Institute of Technology, is titled “The Most Important Speech You Will Ever Hear”, has received millions of views online, and is still shared in contemporary vegan activism.

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Born 1970 · age 56

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