Richelle Mead Quotes

Surely we ought to show them (animals) great kindness and gentleness for many reasons, but, above all, because they are of the same origin as ourselves.

We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves...

It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal.

I think fur looks better on an animal than on a human being. So I dress my dog in a mink teddy.

Animal lover that I am, a cougar I am not.

I just love animals, and I'm an advocate for animals rights, and my family has rescued dogs from all over the world. I don't believe in animal testing. If you see me in fur, it's always fake. Sometimes you see me wearing skulls, but those are all from roadkill

Animals are not here for us to do as we please with. We are not their superiors, we are their equals. We are their family. Be kind to them.

We are often more merciful to our animals than we are to each other.

I commend you on all you've done for PETA, wrestling the one-eyed trouser snake with your bare hands, gently cuddling it in your arms, and nurturing it back to health.

I love all the shows that encourage people to love, appreciate and help animals. There are more programs about animals than ever, and that pleases me.

It’s admirable, what you do, what she does, but to me animal-welfare people are a bit like Christians of a certain kind. Everyone is so cheerful and well-intentioned that after a while you itch to go off and do some raping and pillaging. Or to kick a cat.

I'm sure you agree that animals should not be abused - whether they're cats or dogs or chickens - and that stopping this abuse should be your number one priority.

But if there were two dogs left in the universe and it were up to us as to whether they were allowed to breed so that we could continue to live with dogs, and even if we could guarantee that all dogs would have homes as loving as the one that we provide, we would not hesitate for a second to bring the whole institution of 'pet' ownership to an end.

I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.

I am pretty sarcastic and pretty dry.

When you look into the eyes of an animal you've rescued, you can't help but fall in love.

I love animals and they're very easy to look after when they're dead.

At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave.

If you love animals, obviously it doesn't make sense to hurt them.

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

I would like to thank the honorable police and judges and all those who worked to arrest dog lovers.

Animals don't deserve to be abused. They deserve to be friends with us and they deserve to be appreciated for the beautiful beings they are.

It is very important to be loving with animals.

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

I have been brought up in a house where animals are our friends and we treat them as equals.