--- title: "1 Animals People Quotes By Jon Katz" description: "1 Animals People quotes by Jon Katz. Plus more from Jon Katz and more Animals People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/jon-katz-11360_about_i-think-of-animals-more-as-spirits-that_1832292.png" --- > [I think of animals more as spirits that come and go. They enter our lives at a particular time and they leave at a particular time. The whole glorious history of animals with people is about joy and connection. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/i-think-of-animals-more-as-spirits-that-come-and-go-they-enter-our/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/jon-katz-11360_about_i-think-of-animals-more-as-spirits-that_1832292.png) ## More by Jon Katz > [My beloved dog defied treatment from the best and most expensive veterinarians, holistic practitioners, trainers, and animal communicators. He was simply beyond my ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/my-beloved-dog-defied-treatment-from-the-best-and-most-expensive/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [When people buy, rescue, or otherwise acquire a dog from unscrupulous breeders or amateur rescue groups, they are making a decision with ethical consequences.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/when-people-buy-rescue-or-otherwise-acquire-a-dog-from-unscrupulous/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [If you're going to love animals and have a life with them, the odds are you're going to lose them. It's helpful when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/if-you-re-going-to-love-animals-and-have-a-life-with-them-the-odds/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [Personally, I don't want to own a dog that inspires fear. I choose my dogs carefully, have their temperaments observed and evaluated, train and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/personally-i-don-t-want-to-own-a-dog-that-inspires-fear-i-choose-my/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/animals-have-come-to-mean-so-much-in-our-lives-we-live-in-a/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [“I am not mad here, but clear and calm. I am not transformed, but allowed to be wholly myself.I am isolated, but have never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/i-am-not-mad-here-but-clear-and-calm-i-am-not-transformed-but-allowed/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [It's natural canine behavior to chew on all sorts of things, roll in other animals' droppings, hump and fight other dogs, menace anything that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/it-s-natural-canine-behavior-to-chew-on-all-sorts-of-things-roll-in/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [Actual evil probably requires much more creativity, passion, and political ideology than anyone at or near the top of Microsoft seems to possess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/actual-evil-probably-requires-much-more-creativity-passion-and/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [It's important to remember that the animals are not grieving with us. They're very accepting. They're not lying there thinking 'How could you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/it-s-important-to-remember-that-the-animals-are-not-grieving-with-us/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [“It inspires a bit of awe to see working dogs really do their jobs, to see thousands of years of history, instinct, and breeding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/it-inspires-a-bit-of-awe-to-see-working-dogs-really-do-their-jobs-to/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [“I am no theologian, and do not have the answers to these questions, and one of the reasons I enjoy the animals on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/i-am-no-theologian-and-do-not-have-the-answers-to-these-questions-and/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [Some rescue groups are highly organized, experienced, well-funded, nearly professional. Others are small amateur operations run out of garages and back yards. Their members…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/some-rescue-groups-are-highly-organized-experienced-well-funded/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [“That, even with imperfect masters, the canine soul is pure, loyal, and dependable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/that-even-with-imperfect-masters-the-canine-soul-is-pure-loyal-and/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [Lifetime dogs intersect with our lives with particular impact; they're dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable, ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/lifetime-dogs-intersect-with-our-lives-with-particular-impact-they-re/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) > [I owe my dogs much - more than I can say - but they are not my 'companions' - as if we voluntarily chose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-katz/i-owe-my-dogs-much-more-than-i-can-say-but-they-are-not-my-companions/) [Jon Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-katz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animals-people/jon-katz/#itemlist", "name": "1 Animals People Quotes By Jon Katz", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think of animals more as spirits that come and go. 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