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“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

“If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.”

“Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.”

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Author:Sam Simon

“Cruelty to dumb animals is one of the distinguishing vices of low and base minds. Wherever it is found, it is a certain mark of ignorance and meanness; a mark which all the external advantages of wealth, splendour, and nobility, cannot obliterate. It is consistent neither with learning nor true civility.”

“Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight.”

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Author:James Stewart

“We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.”

“Donkeys are the most misunderstood and abused animals around the world.”

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Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell

“When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman.”

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Book:The Great Chain of Life

Source: The Great Chain of Life

“Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game.”

“The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.”

Source: A Wodehouse Bestiary

“I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.”

“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”

“Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research.”

“Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.”

Source: 101 Facts of life

“We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.”

Source: The house of life: Rachel Carson at work

“As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love, and compassion. That these animals suffer through human cruelty is beyond understanding. Please help to stop this madness.”

“The awful wrongs and sufferings forced upon the innocent, helpless, faithful animal race form the blackest chapter in the whole world's history.”

“If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.”

“Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives.”

“Life is life's greatest gift. Guard the life of another creature as you would your own because it is your own. On life's scale of values, the smallest is no less precious to the creature who owns it than the largest.”

“Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without.”

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Author:Rue McClanahan

“Every year tens of thousands of animals suffer and die in laboratory tests of cosmetics and household products...despite the fact that the test results do not help prevent or treat accidental or purposeful misuse of the products. Please join me in using your voice for those whose cries are forever sealed behind the laboratory doors.”

“Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.”

“I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race.”

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Author:Ali MacGraw

“To meditate for world peace, to pray for a better world, and to work for social justice and environmental protection while continuing to purchase the flesh, milk, and eggs of horribly abused animals exposes a disconnect that is so fundamental that it renders our efforts absurd, hypocritical, and doomed to certain failure.”

Source: The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony

“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.”