Matthew Scully Quotes

Matthew Scully — American Author born on March 30, 1959,

Matthew Scully is an American author, journalist, and speechwriter... (wikipedia)

Religious people... hold a kind and merciful view of life, the faith of the broken, the hounded, the hopeless. Yet too often, they will not extend that spirit to our fellow creatures.

Best, I'd advise, to give up all animal products obtained by cruel methods. There are some fine companies nowadays offering leather substitutes.

An environmentalist can oppose factory farming because it's reckless stewardship. A conservative can oppose factory farming because it is destructive to small farmers and to the decent ethic of husbandry those farmers live by. A religious person can oppose factory farming because it is degrading to both man and animal - an offense to God.

In the summer or fall of 1974, I read some books about factory farming, and decided that I wanted no part of it.

I did attend Catholic schools up to the ninth grade, and I admire much in the Catholic Church.