“Has it ever struck you as odd that humans are the only creatures on the planet who wear clothes? Everything else, from aardvarks to zebras, is running around in its birthday suit, blissfully unclear of the concept of underpants. Why… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“Has it ever struck you as odd that humans are the only creatures on the planet who wear clothes? Everything else, from aardvarks to… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“Most of us are used to thinking that “imaginary” is the opposite of “real.” That is, when we imagine things, we are just making… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“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… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“The inner encounters I have with animals—and will be teaching you to have— are exchanges of meaning.” — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“Every species embodies a solution to some environmental challenge, and some of these solutions are breathtaking in their elegance.” — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“Animals remind us that all beings who walk, stand, swim, crawl, or fly are radiant, mysterious, and unique expressions of the Source. Every species,… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“Change comes from dedicated, ordinary people, in the trenches, serving a cause greater than self.” — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“It is my understanding from an intuitive relationship with animals that it is complete folly to try to figure out what is right or… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“I believe we have this idea that bad things ought to be prevented from happening.” — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“To be sure, there are human abilities that other animals lack, but the more we learn about animals, the more abilities we discover that… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“The animals feel that this urgency is mutual. Their own suffering has made them aware of human suffering. More frequent contact with us has… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
“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… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
