Animal Quote by Ricky Gervais

“Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind’s capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We…

— Matthew Scully

Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We…

— Matthew Scully

We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect…

— Cesar Chavez

We are beginning to learn that each animal has a life and a place and a role in this world. If we place compassion…

— Jane Goodall

“We don’t give our animal friends enough credit for the lives they lead until we try to imagine ourselves in their position. Only then…

— Kyle Rohrig

I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we…

— Brigid Brophy

“It is true, as we are often reminded, that kindness to animals is among the humbler duties of human charity--though for just that reason…

— Matthew Scully

It is not an act of kindness to treat animals respectfully. It is an act of justice.

— Tom Regan

Surely we ought to show them (animals) great kindness and gentleness for many reasons, but, above all, because they are of the same origin…

— Saint John Chrysostom

As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love, and compassion. That these animals suffer through…

— Richard Gere

“Like us, animals feel love, joy, fear and pain, but they cannot grasp the spoken word. It is our obligation to speak on their…

— Sylvia Dolson

We are often more merciful to our animals than we are to each other.

— P. D. James