animal quotes Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives. Albert Schweitzer Personally, I would not give a fig for any man's religion whose horse, cat and dog do not feel its benefits. Life in any form is our perpetual responsibility. S. Parkes Cadman We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the devil in human form. William Ralph Inge, Outspoken Essays Because one species is more clever than another, does it give it the right to imprison or torture the less clever species? Does one exceptionally clever individual have a right to exploit the less clever individuals of his own species? ['dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.'— Mark Twain] To say that he does is to say with the Fascists that the strong have a right to abuse and exploit the weak—might is right, and the strong and ruthless shall inherit the Earth. Richard Ryder I think there will come a time…when civilized people will look back in horror on our generation and the ones that have preceded it; the idea that we should eat other living things running around on four legs, that we should raise them just for the purpose of killing them! The people of the future will say, ‘meat-eaters’ in disgust and regard us in the same way that we regard cannibals and cannibalism. Dennis Weaver I am sometimes asked 'Why do you spend so much of your time and money talking about kindness to animals when there is so much cruelty to men?' I answer: 'I am working at the roots.' George T.Angell Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. Anatole France Only animals were not expelled from Paradise. Milan Kundera Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him? Pierre Troubetzkoy Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game. Paul Rodriguez Animals do feel like us, also joy, love, fear and pain but they cannot grasp the spoken word. It is our obligation to take their part and continue to resist the people who profit by them, who slaughter them and who torture them.Denis de Rougement We're beginning to realize the almost irreparable loss in such cruel and barbaric practices as hunting and killing innocent creatures for pleasure…whose sole offence is being beautiful. F. Goodavage; Magic: Science of the Future. |