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> [“I believe the happiness we feel in relation to animals is immensely significant. I believe it is absolutely central to our physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/i-believe-the-happiness-we-feel-in-relation-to-animals-is-immensely/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

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## More by Linda Bender

> [“Has it ever struck you as odd that humans are the only creatures on the planet who wear clothes? Everything else, from aardvarks to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/has-it-ever-struck-you-as-odd-that-humans-are-the-only-creatures-on/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“Most of us are used to thinking that “imaginary” is the opposite of “real.” That is, when we imagine things, we are just making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/most-of-us-are-used-to-thinking-that-imaginary-is-the-opposite-of/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“I take it hard when an animal in my care suffers or dies. I take it even harder when the animal's suffering is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/i-take-it-hard-when-an-animal-in-my-care-suffers-or-dies-i-take-it/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“The inner encounters I have with animals—and will be teaching you to have— are exchanges of meaning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/the-inner-encounters-i-have-with-animals-and-will-be-teaching-you-to/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“Every species embodies a solution to some environmental challenge, and some of these solutions are breathtaking in their elegance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/every-species-embodies-a-solution-to-some-environmental-challenge-and/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“Animals remind us that all beings who walk, stand, swim, crawl, or fly are radiant, mysterious, and unique expressions of the Source. Every species,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/animals-remind-us-that-all-beings-who-walk-stand-swim-crawl-or-fly/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“Change comes from dedicated, ordinary people, in the trenches, serving a cause greater than self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/change-comes-from-dedicated-ordinary-people-in-the-trenches-serving-a/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“It is my understanding from an intuitive relationship with animals that it is complete folly to try to figure out what is right or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/it-is-my-understanding-from-an-intuitive-relationship-with-animals/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“I believe we have this idea that bad things ought to be prevented from happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/i-believe-we-have-this-idea-that-bad-things-ought-to-be-prevented/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“To be sure, there are human abilities that other animals lack, but the more we learn about animals, the more abilities we discover that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/to-be-sure-there-are-human-abilities-that-other-animals-lack-but-the/)

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> [“The animals feel that this urgency is mutual. Their own suffering has made them aware of human suffering. More frequent contact with us has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/the-animals-feel-that-this-urgency-is-mutual-their-own-suffering-has/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“Because we tend to equate intelligence with language--particularly the ability to use language to think and communicate abstractions--it is natural to conclude that animals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/because-we-tend-to-equate-intelligence-with-language-particularly-the/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“Animals suffer both emotionally and physically, but they don't suffer metaphysically. That is, they don't suffer about suffering, don't get thrown into spiritual confusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/animals-suffer-both-emotionally-and-physically-but-they-don-t-suffer/)

[Linda Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-bender/)

> [“When you have succeeded in letting go of a trivial preoccupation or two, your awareness will begin to expand into the deeper sources of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/when-you-have-succeeded-in-letting-go-of-a-trivial-preoccupation-or/)

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> [“The belief that every living thing has an individual soul is called animism. (Anima, which means 'soul,' is also the root of the word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-bender/the-belief-that-every-living-thing-has-an-individual-soul-is-called/)

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