Ricky is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He is an advocate for animal rights and for atheism, secularism and humanism. He is vegan. He has said “It’s awful to think of people eating dogs, but some people eat pork. I don’t, but some people do. And a pig is just like a dog, there is no difference between them.”

Ricky Gervais
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On his recent podcast with Sam Harris, “Absolutely Mental,” Ricky confirmed that he is essentially vegan. The quote was more or less along the lines of “Yeah, I am basically vegan. I don’t eat meat, secretions, or anything like that. I may occasionally slip up and have a little bit of chocolate, but that’s about it.”
Thanks Paul. Did Harris shift his position at all? For the moment he’s on this list https://sentientism.info/not-quite-sentientist. Everything he says implies he wouldn’t consume sentient animal products – he genuinely grants moral consideration to all sentient beings. And yet…