Caroline Knapp Quotes

Cruelty to animals can become violence to humans.

I started Friends of Finn to raise money and awareness about the issue of puppy mills, which are illegal breeding facilities where animals are often bred to death and mistreated. It's a prevalent problem and a million dollar industry in the United States.

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.

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.

We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.

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.

Of course 'we humans' have a funny relationship with the beings with whom we share our planet. We eat them, we care for them, we admire them, we use them.

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.

I love animals and feel very strongly that people should not be allowed to buy a pet if they are not able to look after it.

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

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

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.

When animals age, some humans see them as less valuable, less important and less entertaining.

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.