Dogs do not have many advantages over people, but one of them is extremely important: euthanasia is not forbidden by law in their case; animals have the right to a merciful death.

They don’t have to look the animals in the eyes when they have to be put to sleep.

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

You bite the hand that feeds, Speedy said.Humans don’t like that.They view it as a sign of ingratitude.I never asked anyone to feed me.That doesn’t seem to matter to them.

The weather had freshened almost to coldness, for the wind was coming more easterly, from the chilly currents between Tristan and the Cape; the sloth was amazed by the change; it shunned the deck and...

From now on, processing and trading raw blood pudding from poultry and animals is strictly prohibited,

Every living creature on the earth is special. You want to be the one that puts an end to one of them?

Who can guess how much industry and providence and affection we have caught from the pantomime of brutes?

The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.

This is what we are finding now. These are animals that were neglected and abused before. If this was a normal situation, we’d have a lot of animal abuse prosecutions.

Simply raising the theme of animals in the Third Reich means that our narrative is no longer only an account of what human beings have done to one another, but also about our relations with...

For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for...

Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.

She loved children. Loved animals. Loved being outdoors.

victimless” crime. Nothing could be further from the truth. Many of the trafficked items come from murdered animals; Rhinoceros Horn, Ivory and Tiger skins; and hundreds of thousands of birds and animals die in transit...

Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now.Let it teach you Being.Let it teach you integrity — which means to be one, to be yourself,...

The inconsistencies that haunt our relationships with animals also result from the quirks of human cognition. We like to think of ourselves as the rational species. But research in cognitive psychology and behavioral economics shows...

For a human to win, it is not necessary for a horse to lose. You should not have to take things away from a horse or break him in fragments in order to train him;...

If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your statement that you reject violence to other sentient beings, to yourself, and to the environment, on which...

What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.

The faint pink coating the treetops promised rippling buds, a sure sign of spring hastening in, right on schedule, and the animal world getting ready for its fiesta of courting and mating, dueling and dancing,...

Animals aren’t any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn’t allow their animals.

He said that people who loved [animals] to excess were capable of the worst cruelties toward human beings. He said that dogs were not loyal but servile, that cats were opportunists and traitors, that peacocks...

Meat production is one of the leading causes of climate change because of the destruction of the rainforest for grazing lands, the massive amounts of methane produced by farm animals and the huge amounts of...

It wouldn’t happen… There hasn’t been one publication by a monkey

They’re in a situation that’s not really ideal for animals of this type.

Without close and reciprocal relationships with other animal beings, we’re alienated from the rich, diverse, and magnificent world in which we live.

My life is flashing lights and pointing fingers and uninvited visitors. Inches away, humans flatten their little hands against the wall of glass that separates us.The glass says you are this and we are that...

Be prepared. A dog is adorable and noble.A dog is a true and loving friend. A dogis also a hedonist.

We are impossibly conceited animals, and actually dumb as heck. Ask any teacher. You don’t even have to as a teacher. Ask anybody. Dogs and cats are smarter than we are.

fire breath” was used as a defense against predatory reptiles.

Most creatures run when they sense danger. People grab a six-pack and a folding chair.

It is highly likely that there are more exciting and unusual animals to be found in South East Asia.

Animals cannot have any high thoughts; nor can the Angels or Devas attain to direct freedom without human birth.

Healing is about choices—choices to treat or not to treat, tochoose one type of intervention over another, or to choose onemethod of treatment in conjunction with another. One choice does not eliminate all other possibilities.You...

The three-toed sloth lives a peaceful, vegetarian life in perfect harmony with its environment. A good-natured smile is forever on its lips…I have seen that smile with my own eyes. I am not one given...

We’ve marked over 200, and five became nuisance animals.

The cost to reconnect animals to live in natural settings without human support is a debt that many animals in transition must honor with their lives.