Quotes / Carnivore Confusion

Mrs. Brisby: Owls eat mice!

Jeremy: Uh... only after dark.

— The Secret of NIMH

"I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends, not food!"

— Bruce, Finding Nemo

"Now I wanna remind everyone of the House of Mouse rules: No smoking, no villainous schemes, and no guests eating other guests."

— Mickey Mouse, House of Mouse

"I'm not a crook! I'm the last honest man in Bikini Bottom! We're all animals, boys and girls; eating each other is what nature intended!"

— Mr Krabs, Robot Chicken (after it's revealed "Krabby Patties" are a literal name)

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"Stop eating our young!"

— Lrrr, Futurama

"We weep for a bird's cry, but not for a fish's blood; blessed are those with a voice."

— Major Kusanagi, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence

Jon: I hate movies about man-eating lions. How can an animal possibly prey on an innocent victim?
Garfield: Explain that to the chicken you had for dinner.

— Garfield, February 15, 1983

[GG is in the kitchen, making a turkey sandwich.]
Wren: [Wren sniffs the air.] Is that... turke... [He blinks in horror.] Oh, god.
Falkina: [Falkina dashes into the kitchen] YOU! BASTARD! STOP! COOKING! BIRDS! [Falkina most likely pummels GG... or fails]
Wren: [Wren sweatdrops] ...He's a harpy. It's only natural he doesn't react too well when you decide to cook birds/fowls/avians... etc.
[GG sidesteps Falkina.]
GG: Not! My! Problem! Do you see me complaining about people eating humans? No? So shut the hell up.

— We Are Our Avatars

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Mr. Muffin: Hey Joey! You wanna eat me?
Joey: No thanks, Mr. Muffin.
Mr. Muffin: [cheerfully] But I wanna die!

— ASDF Movie 7

Pig: Were you ever thrown out of a club?

Rat: Plenty, why?

Pig: Because that "Society of Cultured Pigs" group just booted me.

Rat: They got word of the bacon thing, huh?

Pig: But BL Ts taste so darn good.

Rat: They're too judgmental.

—Pearls Before Swine

They serve fish in kitchen. Also, fish are guests on boat. Mafia try not to think about this.

— Mafia member, A Hat in Time

Danny: It’s always strange when the Muppets talk about eating animals; it makes you realize that the show takes place in a universe where everything talks. Even the vegetables talk. How could you ever eat anything? They must live on jellybeans or something.

Kynan: Don’t eat the Muppet jellybeans! Noooo! Not Purple Paul!

— This ToughPigs review of A Muppet Family Christmas

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"Do you think it's weird that I like seafood? Since, if you think about it, technically I'M seafood?"

— Marina, an octopus villager in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Gwen: I can't believe you—I can't believe this...
Spider-Ham [While he's eating a corn dog] How come no one told me how amazing corn dogs are?
Gwen: That's—Can you please not do that? Look, I know you're imaginary and that's some kind of horrible metaphor, but it's still cannibalism.
Spider-Ham: No, I'm a cartoon. Cannibalism would be if I ate a Porky Pig.

— Spider-Gwen Vol. 2 #2

"Hey... Hey, I'm gonna eat your innards... AT LEAST GET A LITTLE INDIGNANT?"

— Grape Jelly Sandwich, toward a random barnyard cow, Housepets!

McDonald's Chorus: By the time this day ends, this one should do nicely. 'Cuz a bird on the grill, is worth more than two in the hat.

Birdie: You are supposed to be a friend to all in McDonaldland!

Ronald McDonald: You are a food that I serve fried to billions worldwide. So... you had to see this coming.

—Robot Chicken, "Les Misérobble robble"

"They're far too expensive for my taste! But even if I were that rich, I don't think I would. I think I'd feel guilty... I mean, they're supposed to hatch into Neopets. It's a bit like cannibalism when you think about it."

— Greg Meeka, Neopets, here.

''"A chicken eating chicken? That's just sick."

—Will Smith points out the Fridge Logic of a chicken mascot for a fried chicken restaurant, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'