Jan Hanselman
A powerful poem of quotes calling for compassion, justice, and humanity toward animals
“Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not
enough. We have a higher mission-to be of service to them wherever they require
it.”
-Saint Francis of Assisi
“He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can
judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”
– Immanuel Kant
“A sharp distinction between humans and ‘animals’ is essential if we are to bend
them to our will, make them work for us, wear them, eat them — without any
disquieting tinges of guilt or regret. It is unseemly of us, who often behave so
unfeelingly toward other animals, to contend that only humans can suffer. The
much like us.”
– Carl Sagan
“There is little that separates humans from other sentient beings. We all feel joy,
we all crave to be alive and to live freely and we all share this planet together.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to
feel pleasure and pain, and happiness and misery.”
– Charles Darwin
“Tradition is no excuse for trophy hunting, bullfighting or any other form of
animal cruelty.”
– Alex Miller
“It is contrary to human dignity to be responsible for
causing any animals to suffer or to die needlessly in any way.”
– Pope Francis
“Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventures and for hides and furs is a
phenomenon that is at once disgusting and distressing. There is no justification
in indulging in such acts of brutality.”
– Dalai Lama
“When we domesticated animals — for our own benefit — we took away their
ability to fend for themselves and thus took on the responsibility to care for them.
When you consider the number of companion animals who are abused, neglected
or euthanized each year and the way we treat farm animals, you can only
conclude that we are failing to live up to our obligation.”
– P. K. Barkur
“Behind every beautiful fur there is a story. It is a bloody, barbaric story.”
– Mary Tyler Moore
“To examine whether something is humane first determine whether you would
want it done to you.”
– Andrea Kladar
“If you don’t like seeing pictures of violence toward animals being posted, you
need to help stop the violence — not the pictures.”
– Johnny Depp
"A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal," suggesting that caring for
animals is a hallmark of righteousness.
-Proverbs 12:10
“Taxpayers in the United States directly fund the killing of wildlife at the request
of farmers and ranchers, experimentation on animals and the roundup of wild
horses on public lands. United States taxpayers in addition subsidize the
agriculture and energy industries, both of which are leading contributors to
habitat destruction and climate change. The federal government spends billions
of dollars on these programs each year. I for one would prefer that my tax dollars
be used to help animals rather than harm them.”
– Harold Maurizio
“Man’s inhumanity to man is only surpassed by his cruelty to animals.”
– George Bernard Shaw
“If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury
to animals.”
– Albert Einstein
“Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they
are ignored.”
– Alice Walker