All Marc Bekoff Quotes
- Animals are not property or "things" but rather living organisms, subjects of a life, who are worthy of our compassion, respect, friendship, and support. Animal
- Some people say they love animals and yet harm them nonetheless; I'm glad those people don't love me. Animal
- 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… Caring
- Without close and reciprocal relationships with other animal beings, we're alienated from the rich, diverse, and magnificent world in which we live. Alienated
- All animals, including humans, have a right to lives of dignity and respect, without forced intrusions. All
- 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… Accepting
- Humans are a part of nature, not apart from nature. Apart
- 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… Beings
- 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… Animal
- It's bad biology to rob nonhuman animals of their emotional lives. Animal
- 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… Animal
- 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… Beings
- 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… Abundance
- Although other animals may be different from us, this does not make them LESS than us Animal
- 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… Animal
- 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… Across
- These enthusiasts often like to hang signs that say "Gone Fishin'" or "Gone Huntin'". But what these slogans really mean is "Gone Killing. Enthusiasts
- 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
- Often, the greater our ignorance about something, the greater our resistance to change. 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… Animal
- Human beings are a part of the animal kingdom, not apart from it. The separation of "us" and "them" creates a false picture and is… Animal
- 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 and… Animal
- The plural of anecdote is not data. Anecdote