We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words. – Anna Sewell
Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance. – George Bernard Shaw
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. – Immanuel Kant
Wear your own skin.
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. – Alice Walker
Animal abuse is not just a crime against animals, it is a crime against humanity.
Animal are not just things, they are living beings that deserve love, respect and protection.
I began to wonder why we cuddle some animals and put a fork in others. – Henry Spira
Take a picture not a trophy This is how real men shoot animals. – Ricky Gervais
The question is not, “Can they reason?” nor, “Can they talk?” but rather, “Can they suffer?” – Jeremy Bentham
No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. – Thomas Schmidt
Get a feel for fur: Slam your fingers in a car door.
The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position. – Christine Stevens
Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar. – Bradley Millar
The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest. – Henry David Thoreau
Our treatment of animals will someday be considered barbarous. There cannot be perfect civilization until man realizes that the rights of every living creature are as sacred as his own. – Dr. David Starr Jordan
We know we cannot be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them – exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food. – Cesar Chavez
Are you a carnivore? Keep a newborn lamb as a pet in your home for one year, then try to slaughter and eat it. – Boghos L. Artinian
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. – St. Francis of Assisi
Every animal knows more than you do. – Native American Proverb
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