Many years ago, I was in
a Broadway show and I had to wear a fox fur around my shoulders. One day my hand
touched one of the fox's legs. It seemed to be in two pieces. Then it dawned on
me.... her leg had probally been snapped in two by the steel trap that had caught
it.
-- Bea Arthur
Life
is life--whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between
a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.
-- Sri Aurobindo
The
question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they
suffer?"
~Jeremy Bentham
'For
the animal shall not be measured by man.In a world older and more complete than
ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we
have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not
bretheren; they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves
in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of
the Earth'
-- Henry Beston
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 are the superior species. We are
the species uniquely capable of imagination, rationality, and moral choice - and
that is precisely why we are under an obligation to recognize and respect the
rights of animals.
-- Brigid Brophy
May
all that have life be delivered from suffering.
-- Buddha
When
a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.
--Buddha (563?
- 483? B.C.)
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Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is--whether its victim
is human or animal--we cannot expect things to be much better in this world...
-- Rachel Carson
*
We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature.
By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing
we set back the progress of humanity. -- Rachel
Carson |
*
Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventure, and for hides and furs
is a phenomena which is at once disgusting and distressing. There is no justification
in indulging is such acts of brutality. - The
Dalai Lama | 
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The love for all
living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.
-- Charles Darwin
There
is no fundamental difference between man and the higher animals in their mental
faculties... The lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness,
and misery.
-- Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
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*
Killing an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no
right to do it. -- Doris
Day I love
all the shows that encourage people to love, appreciate and help animals. There
are more programs about animals than ever, and that pleases me. -- Doris
Day I think
everything in my life has led to my animal welfare work. -- Doris
Day |
Killing
an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no right to
do it. A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put
on her back. Then she's truly beautiful.
-- Doris
Day
I had
been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually
create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people.
From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills,
to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic,
we could – and did – make a difference.
-- Doris
Day
for every
dollar spent on spaying and neutering now, $17 is saved and can be used for other
community projects. We work with the animals and the people who love them.
--
Doris Day
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