Jon Katz Quotes

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• Dogs are born knowing exactly what they want to do: eat, scratch, roll in disgusting stuff, sniff and squabble with other dogs, roam, sleep, have…
• 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 get…
• Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.
• Americans have an extraordinary love-hate relationship with the rich culture they've created. They buy, watch and read it even as they ban, block and condemn…
• It is difficult to see ourselves as we are. Sometimes we are fortunate enough to have good friends, lovers or others who will do us…
• I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk…
• We are human, and we suffer, and unlike the animals on the farm, we are self-aware, and we know that we suffer, and it doesn't…
• The immature conscience is not its own master. It simply parrots the decisions of others. It does not make judgments of its own; it merely…
• It is possible to take something beautiful and lasting out of the heart-wrenching experience of seeing the animal you love move inexorably toward death.
• My goats are not contemplative, accepting, or introspective. They are the Greek chorus of my farm, sometimes of my life. They watch me closely and…
• When you write about animals, of course, you are really writing about the people who love and live with them. Animals mirror and reveal us.…
• When I wrote about media and technology, I had a lot of lonely, even intimate book talks. Since writing about dogs, I have a lot…
• Dogs and other animals - goats, donkeys, cows, a grumpy rooster - continue to change my writing life.
• A border collie named Orson inspired me to buy a 110-acre farm with four barns and a sheep. That led to a series of books…
• There is no evidence that an animal can take on the sophisticated task of deciding to end his life and to communicate that decision to…
• My beloved dog defied treatment from the best and most expensive veterinarians, holistic practitioners, trainers, and animal communicators. He was simply beyond my ability to…
• Owners who buy aggressive dogs for security may be kidding themselves: The chances that the victim of a fatal dog attack will be a burglar…
• Most Americans acquire dogs impulsively and for dubious reasons: as a Christmas gift for the kids. Because they saw one in a movie. To match…
• Dog rescue remains a gamble, of course. For all the good will, hard work, and noble motivation, nobody can really predict with certainty how a…
• 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 may…

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