James Herriot Quotes

They are a passel of egg-sucking dogs.

Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't care to dwell on what happens to the innocent.

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

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.

Animals have always been a passion of mine, being able to help them because they can't help themselves, and I think that people have treated them so badly over the years and it's just not fair. It's something I feel like I can help make a difference.

I hope to bring much more attention to important issues and change for issues and practices that are harming animals.

All of my friends are animal people. To me, cats are people, too. Animals are people, too. I travel a lot and when I go overseas, it's really hard on me because the animals are treated much differently, especially in developing countries.

In most countries, it is possible to visit zoos and see bored animals pacing back and forth in cages, with nothing to do but wait for the next meal. Circuses are even worse places for animals. Their living conditions are deplorable, especially in travelling circuses where cages have to be small so that they can go on the road.

Animal hoarding was a dirty secret until hoarders appeared on our TV screens and showed how they are compelled to collect so many dogs, cats or parrots that the animals end up in cages only inches bigger than their own bodies. For life.

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

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.

I think, if you were being cruel to animals, then the thought of eating them would be horrific.

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

I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for Lassie.

I only want to protect animals from barbarous, cruel, inhuman and backward rituals.

People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees!

Animals don't have anyone to protect them. If we don't stand up, the people who are harming animals will never get stopped.

At times they don't like you to kick them and they feel you're not allowed to kick them.

I'm indifferent and it's a matter of wanting to stay away from the whole Michael Vick situation, whether he is involved or not. I'm not saying anything about dogfighting or anyone who might be involved in it.

Mr. Speaker, for the last 5 years I have been working with a bipartisan group of my colleagues to make it illegal to continue the barbaric practice of game bird and illegal dog fighting.

China once again disgusts the world, portraying the image of a cruel, perverted people devoid of any feelings towards animals.

I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs.

You know what the problem that animal activists sometimes have? They only concentrate on the heartbreaking things to the point where the general public thinks, 'Oh, here comes those animal folks again and I'm going to hear all the things I don't want to hear.'