Animal Protection Quotes

Just like birds, hunters know no borders.

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

If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side.

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

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

If the vegan diet doesn't work out for you, at least you can do something for animals - whether that's the way you eat or the way you dress, everything helps, really.

Never wound a snake; kill it.

Animal lovers often tend to be misanthropes or loners, and so they transfer their affection to the creature in their control.

Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched.

It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species.

All men are equal before fish.

Yes, I've often been threatened by hunters, by horsemeat butchers, and seal murderers... I am still alive!

I'm not a hunter.

The PAWS Act is a simple bill that could have a dramatic - and potentially life-saving - effect on the lives of many.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You don't have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.

The deeper minds of all ages have had pity for animals.

Humans have a fraught relationship with beasts. They are our companions and our chattel, our family members and our laborers, our household pets and our household pests. We love them and cage them, admire them and abuse them. And, of course, we cook and eat them.

All the rhinos are dead, for the most part. I think that's really sad.

Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of 'experiments' banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation. The work we do is performed with compassion, care, humanity and humility. I have never seen an animal suffer pain.

The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

A growing and increasingly influential movement of philosophers, ethicists, law professors and activists are convinced that the great moral struggle of our time will be for the rights of animals.

I've worked with Morris Animal Foundation for more than 40 years now, and I'm so proud of all they've done to advance veterinary medicine for animals worldwide.

When I was a child I wanted to be a vet. I'd come home with "lost" kittens and dogs. My mother would tell me to put them back.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved animals and been fascinated with them.