Leonardo Caffo

"Infinite ways of being, which we call individuals, never cease to amaze us and reveal themselves—making existence much more like a symphony than the sad, unbearable soliloquy that has been recounted by anthropocentrism."

"Beyond the smooth boundaries of humanity, some individuals of the monstrous species have observed the other, or at least what remained after the classification we often hear referred to as the “evolutionary ladder.” That terrible moment—that disarming awareness—was like a violent shock that held a caress within it. The name of that caress is antispecism."

"One idea, and only one, I would like to convey through all this writing with the paws of a pig: another world is possible, in which your children and those of a cow can play together, discovering that they are united in that wonderful mystery we call existence, regardless of the supposed differences in language or intelligence. This world depends on each of us, and on changing the political and intellectual system in which we live—start demanding, starting tomorrow, your share of this life to come. I am confident, and I owe it to the pig that I am."

"The most promising, versatile, and original among young Italian philosophers."

"Leonardo Caffo is a true visionary who has provided, in this little book [Only for Them], a theoretical construction which lays the foundation for a new way of thinking and being. The clear logic and palpable passion with which Caffo writes has the potential to open minds and hearts – and to change the world."

"Leonardo Caffo (with Felice Cimatti), A come Animale: voci per un bestiario dei sentimenti, Bompiani, Milano, 2015. ISBN 978-88-452-7857-0"

"Leonardo Caffo, Flatus Vocis: breve invito all'agire animale, Novalogos, Aprilia, 2011. ISBN 978889733941X"

"Leonardo Caffo, Il maiale non fa la rivoluzione: manifesto per un antispecismo debole, Sonda, Casale Monferrato, 2013. ISBN 978-88-7106-701-8"