Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes! — Theophile Gautier Copy Share Image
From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men — William Inge Copy Share Image
Cruelty to animals is one of the most significant vices of a low and ignoble people. — Alexander von Humboldt Copy Share Image
I won't get involved in businesses that I think cut across any kind of animal welfare issues. — Deborah Meaden Copy Share Image
Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Murderers very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids. — Robert Ressler Copy Share Image
Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature. — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
My wife and I, we started a foundation about companion animal rescue, but there's a group called Performing Animal Welfare Society just… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated… — James Stewart Copy Share Image
It’s admirable, what you do, what she does, but to me animal-welfare people are a bit like Christians of a certain kind.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The indifference, callousness and contempt that so many people exhibit toward animals is evil first because it results in great suffering in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Putting even one thing in your shopping basket that's locally produced or organic makes all the difference. It's a vote for the… — Sheherazade Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I would absolutely commit to holding a vote on the hunting ban - I think it is not proven to be in… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, the best sanctuaries are places like the Performing Animal Welfare Society in Northern California, where he… — Eric Goode Copy Share Image
Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventure, and for hides and furs is a phenomena which is at once disgusting and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Never apologize for being over sensitive and emotional when defending the welfare of wildlife. Let this be a sign that you have… — Paul Oxton Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry, my child, I just find it hard to whip up an interest in the subject. It's admirable, what you do,… — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
“Often the greatest challenge of the animal welfare movement is to remind people of the things they already know to be true-that… — Wayne Pacelle Copy Share Image
Even people who are aware that the traditional family farm has been taken over by big business interests, and that some questionable… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“Organic production has a particular challenge since the ideology of organic production and the expectations from consumers include that the food is… — Sigrid Agenäs Copy Share Image
Whatever the reason, for most of the present century, the literature and publicity of the old established [animal welfare] groups made a… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
I wrote for years before I was ever published, and I don't think I could ever stop. That said, I was also… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight. And… — James Stewart Copy Share Image
“The notion that we should promote “happy” or “humane” exploitation as “baby steps” ignores that welfare reforms do not result in providing… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“We should not be surprised that more and more people feel comfortable about consuming animal products. After all, they are being assured… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“I reject animal welfare reform and single-issue campaigns because they are not only inconsistent with the claims of justice that we should… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“One saw a bird dying, shot by a man. It was flying with rhythmic beat and beautifully, with such freedom and lack… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“No one with an ounce of empathy could fail to be appalled by the distressing footage – taken on fur farms in… — Mimi Bekhechi Copy Share Image
“I am opposed to animal welfare campaigns for two reasons. First, if animal use cannot be morally justified, then we ought to… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“A common misconception is that pets have easy lives. They don’t have to do any work to find food and shelter or… — Jessica Pierce Copy Share Image
“Some animal rights activists are demanding vegetarianism, even veganism now, or nothing. But since only 4 or 5 percent of Americans claim… — Steven Wise Copy Share Image
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