I started volunteering at an animal shelter, and little by little, my life started getting better. I think that is the secret.… — William McNamara Copy Share Image
Yet man does recognise himself [as an animal]. But I ask you and the whole world for a generic differentia between man… — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
This isn't a hunt that's going to kill just four or five gray whales. The repercussions of this will have an effect… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
We have a lot to learn from [bonobos], because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. Sexual behavior… — Sue Savage-Rumbaugh Copy Share Image
...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature." It has become… — Lian Hearn Copy Share Image
If a being suffers there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter what the… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“Even the objects in a room are not, in some sense, the same objects to another animal. A dog looking around a… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish it were a simpler world. I love and hate people. When I say I hate people, I really truly… — Willis Earl Beal Copy Share Image
Over my career I played some badass characters. So, people sometimes think I should have a .44 magnum. But that's not true,… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
“I have a hatred of the taming of animals, especially large ones that are so contented in the wild. I abominate circus… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
You can hit a nail on the head, or cause a machine to do so, and get a fairly predictable result. Hit… — Bill Mollison Copy Share Image
Different cats don't like certain litter. They also don't like an unstable floor, no animal like's unstable floor. So if you put… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“If you are a feminist and are not a vegan, you are ignoring the exploitation of female nonhumans and the commodification of… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
It must be stressed that there is nothing insulting about looking at people as animals. We are animals, after all. Homo sapiens… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Stupid National Anthem... Look at this flag; Two bears fighting over a pineapple. What kind of message does that send to the… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
Why can't I believe? she asked the darkness. Behind her eyelids she saw an animal. It was golden colour, with gentle green… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“There are many reasons why so many of us choose to share our lives with a pet--it's the perfect antidote for loneliness,… — Nick Trout Copy Share Image
The decay of decency in the modern age, the rebellion against law and good faith, the treatment of human beings as things,… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
If people knew how badly animals were treated in today's factory farms, if people knew how completely confined and immobilized these creatures… — John Robbins Copy Share Image
This is what you should do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
I would not question the sincerity of vegetarians who take little interest in Animal Liberation because they give priority to other causes;… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
This is a really good circus. It has lions, tigers, dogs, monkeys and about any other animal act you can think of.… — Howard Thompson Copy Share Image
If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing… — Rachael Ray Copy Share Image
I have a spaniel that defrocked a nun last week. He took hold of the cord. I had hold of the leash.… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
We have Beast, our Hungarian sheep dog. And he is so talented. He's so smart. He knows his daily schedule. He has… — Priscilla Chan Copy Share Image
The cycle of life is death, decomposition and regeneration, and a person who wants to stop killing animals is actually anti-life because… — Joel Salatin Copy Share Image
The funny thing is, when a Harley-Davidson guy full of tattoos comes out with a Maltese, they're trying to soften themselves out.… — Cesar Millan Copy Share Image
Coral reefs are under assault. They are rapidly being degraded by human activities. They are over-fished, bombed and poisoned. They are smothered… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
As a poet I hold the most archaic values on earth . . . the fertility of the soil, the magic of… — Gary Snyder Copy Share Image
Not only are animals unable to avail themselves of language to assert their own rights, but many fewer humans have a clear… — Gary Steiner Copy Share Image
Rising demand for animal products highlights microbiological risks, with animal-welfare measures sometimes creating new hazards. For example, open pens for poultry may… — Louise Fresco Copy Share Image
If you're interested in matching your mind with the most intelligent kind of beast I have ever encountered, get yourself a Scotty… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Man is a rational animal – so at least I have been told. Throughout a long life, I have looked diligently for… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Everywhere I go I meet girls and boys who want to be astronauts and explore space, or they love the ocean and… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated of illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
“What's the deal with putting animal feet on tubs? It's like insisting that all pianos should have tails, or dinner tables should… — James Lileks Copy Share Image
I was watching one of those animal shows on the Discovery Channel. There was a guy inventing a shark bite suit. And… — Bill Engvall Copy Share Image
So often animals come into shelters where their owners have passed away. And they've been perfect pets for most of their lives.… — Beth Ostrosky Stern Copy Share Image
Buddhism cannot be true to itself until Buddhists resolve their ambivalence toward nonhuman animals and extend the full protection of their compassion… — Norm Phelps Copy Share Image
We obey people we don't trust, to buy things we don't need, to impress people we don't like, using money we don't… — Philip Wollen Copy Share Image
![“Yet man does recognise himself [as an animal]. But I ask you and the whole world for a generic differentia between man and ape which conforms to the principles of natural history, I certainly know of none... If I were to call man ape or vice versa, I should bring down all the theologians on my…” quote by Carl Linnaeus](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/53a/carl-linnaeus-18673_animal_yet-man-does-recognise-himself-as-an-ani_1012426.jpg)
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