Marc Bekoff Quotes

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• Animals are not property or "things" but rather living organisms, subjects of a life, who are worthy of our compassion, respect, friendship, and support.
• Some people say they love animals and yet harm them nonetheless; I'm glad those people don't love me.
• We must remain hopeful that a universal ethic of courage, caring, sharing, respect, radical compassion, and love will make a difference even if we do…
• Without close and reciprocal relationships with other animal beings, we're alienated from the rich, diverse, and magnificent world in which we live.
• All animals, including humans, have a right to lives of dignity and respect, without forced intrusions.
• Animals are not resources or property with whom we can do what we please, their lives matter very much, and they should be firmly entrenched…
• Humans are a part of nature, not apart from nature.
• I would like to believe that it is, and will continue to be, human compassion for other beings that will result in our giving them…
• 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…
• It's bad biology to rob nonhuman animals of their emotional lives.
• When animals express their feelings they pour out like water from a spout. Animals' emotions are raw, unfiltered, and uncontrolled. Their joy is the purest…
• Lacking a shared language, emotions are perhaps our most effective means of cross-species communication. We can share our emotions, we can understand the language of…
• Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption. They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us…
• Although other animals may be different from us, this does not make them LESS than us
• 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…
• A reduction of meat consumption by only 10% would result in about 12 million more tons of grain for human consumption. This additional grain could…
• These enthusiasts often like to hang signs that say "Gone Fishin'" or "Gone Huntin'". But what these slogans really mean is "Gone Killing.
• 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…
• Often, the greater our ignorance about something, the greater our resistance to change.
• Dominion does not mean domination. We hold dominion over animals only because of our powerful and ubiquitous intellect. Not because we are morally superior. Not…

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