Compassion begets compassion, cruelty begets cruelty. What we give we will ultimately receive. Nonhumans help make us human. They teach us respect, compassion, and unconditional love. When we mistreat animals, we mistreat ourselves. When we destroy animal spirits and souls,… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
Some people say they love animals and yet harm them nonetheless; I'm glad those people don't love me. — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
Although other animals may be different from us, this does not make them LESS than us — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
Hunting and fishing involve killing animals with devices (such as guns) for which the animals have not evolved natural defenses. No animal on earth has adequate defense against a human armed with a gun, a bow and arrow, a trap that can maim, a snare that can strangle, or a fishing lure designed for the sole purpose of fooling fish… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share
“We generally accept that it's natural for carnivorous wild animals to kill other animals in order to live. But people don't often think (or… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
A reduction of meat consumption by only 10% would result in about 12 million more tons of grain for human consumption. This additional grain… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
Many animals experience pain, anxiety and suffering, physically and psychologically, when they are held in captivity or subjected to starvation, social isolation, physical restraint, or painful situations from which they cannot escape. Even if it is not the same experience of pain, anxiety, or suffering undergone by humans- or even other animals, including members of the same species- an individual's… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share
All animals, including humans, have a right to lives of dignity and respect, without forced intrusions. — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
Make ethical choices in what we buy, do, and watch. In a consumer-driven society our individual choices, used collectively for the good of animals… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
We must remain hopeful that a universal ethic of courage, caring, sharing, respect, radical compassion, and love will make a difference even if we… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
Often, the greater our ignorance about something, the greater our resistance to change. — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
