John Rawls Quotes

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.

We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals.

PETA's campaign should be included in school curricula. If we can open children's hearts and minds to animals' needs, teach them to treat a dog or a chicken as if they feel fear and love and pain - as they do - then they will grow up to understand that we are all worthy of respect.

However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal.

The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.

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.

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'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect.

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

If you love animals and you care for them... don't wear them, because they have feelings and personalities just like humans do.

In justifying cruelty to animals we put ourselves also on the animal level. We choose the jungle and must abide by our choice.

Humans — who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals — have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain. 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 behavior of other animals renders such pretensions specious. They are just too much like us.

Humans - who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals - have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain.

As long as man eats animals how can cruelty to animals be removed.

I hate a word like 'pets': it sounds so much Like something with no living of its own.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

There is a growing scientific consensus that animals have emotions and feel pain. This awareness is going to effect change: better treatment of animals in agribusiness, research and our general interaction with them. It will change the way we eat, live and preserve the planet.

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.

To save an animal's life in order that it may suffer indefinitely is something I would never condone.

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

At school, I'd refuse to take part in biology lessons when animals were being dissected. One time, the teacher announced that we would be gassing worms. So I ran around the room, gathered up all the worms and set them free in the fields. I just loved animals and couldn't bear the thought of them suffering.

Any abuse of animals is the same as abuse of men, women, or children.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.