"Man, in his monumental egoism and selfishness, has completely forgotten the fact that he himself is an animal and that the same life/blood which run through his veins are also a part of those very creatures which he tortures with his experiments."
~Hans Ruesch, Medical Historian
07/20/2010
"You think [animals] will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us."
~Robert Louis Stevenson
07/19/2010
“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.”
~Alice Walker
05/31/2010
“The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.”
~Hippocrates
05/30/2010
“The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous.”
~Emile Zola, 1840-1902
05/29/2010
"Imagine having your body donated to science... while you are still in it!"
~Bob Cromie (Chicago Tribune)
05/28/2010
"You ask people why they have deer heads on the wall. They always say, ‘Because it’s such a beautiful animal.’ There you go. I think my mother’s attractive, but I have photographs of her."
~Ellen DeGeneres
05/27/2010
"Science that fails to embrace all living beings is far more dangerous than any virus!"
~Steve Simmons (Aids Activist)
05/26/2010
"It is a surprisingly close progression from hunting animals to hunting and torturing people…catching and lynching blacks or smoking out Jews during the Holocaust."
~Aviva Cantor
05/25/2010
"The wild, cruel beast is not behind the bars of the cage. He is in front of it."
~Axel Munthe
05/24/2010
"Humans are the only hunters who kill when not hungry."
~Steven Spielberg
05/23/2010
"When the buying stops, the killing can too."
~WildAid Slogan
05/22/2010
"Animals are my friends--and I don't eat my friends."
~George Bernard Shaw
05/21/2010
"This is the sum of duty: do naught to others which if done to thee, would cause thee pain."
~Mahabharata
05/20/2010
"I went snorkeling and noticed how gently the fish welcomed us into their world…as compared to the violence with which we welcomed them into ours. I became a vegetarian."
~Syndhee Brinkman
05/19/2010
"All creation has the same right to life"
~Sun Bear and Jaya Bear
05/18/2010