Go ahead…quote me!

By Published On: 14 April 2009Last Updated: 17 January 2017

Here are some of my favorite compassionate quotes (along with a cute picture of a bunny, why not?).

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Compassion for all beings, regardless of species, should be our goal.  Here are some of my favorite compassionate quotes (along with a picture of the bunny that was in my driveway – can we say cute?!):

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“Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is – whether its victim is human or animal – we cannot expect things to be much better in this world… We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature.” ~ Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring

“Concern for animals is a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

“Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man.  Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures.” ~ His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet

“The astronomical number of animals being raised and killed for food makes it essentially impossible to treat the animals in any fashion that the average person would consider humane. Nevertheless, you should also reflect on whether you would consider it accpetable to be eaten even if someone promised to treat you better before killing you.”  ~ Nedim C. Buyukmihci, V.M.D., when asked the question “I don’t want to give up meat. Couldn’t we just treat the animals better?”

“The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.”  ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

“The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact that we are the superior species. We are the species uniquely capable of imagination, rationality, and moral choice – and that is precisely why we are under an obligation to recognize and respect the rights of animals.” ~ Brigid Brophy

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”  ~ Margaret Mead

“Isnt’ man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife, birds, kangaroo, dee, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes and dingos by the millions in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed.  Then he kills domestic animals by the billions and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions because eating all these animals leads to degenerative and fatal health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease and cancer.  So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases.  Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals.  Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently and once a year sends out cards praying for Peace On Earth.” ~ C. David Coats, author Old MacDonald’s Factory Farm

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HELLO! I'm KD Angle-Traegner.

Writer, activist, and founder of Four Urban Paws Sanctuary. I’m on a mission to help people live a vegan life. Read more about KD…

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