Imelda May Quotes

I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form.

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.

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

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

I have always been against cruelty to animals and remain so.

I have resigned from the human race. Look at the way we treat animals.

The animal rights cause is something close to my heart and something I truly believe in.

I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

I'm very touched on a deep level by cruelty to animals.

I am an animal rights campaigner myself, and I donate money and time to those charities, but I think sometimes the problem with animal rights campaigners, including myself, is that we don't think about people's feelings, too.

Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case.

I just don't like killing creatures.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

Our laws are a reflection of our culture. Our culture does not condone the torture of innocent and defenseless creatures. And we as a society believe all God's creatures should be treated humanely.

Both my wife and I have a lot of compassion for animals in general.

Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.

I wouldn't want to see any animal in pain, no matter what.

If you love animals, please don't eat them.

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.

I don't think I'd ever be cruel to an animal.

I don't like to see animals get hurt.

I do not want an animal to die for me.

I would be more angry if an animal were treated cruelly than people, because people can defend themselves.

I appreciate people trying to stand up for animals.