Perfume Genius Quotes

I'm very emotional about my animals.

I've been a rescue dog mom several times and occasionally found comfort in scrolling through pictures of animals on various adoption center websites, just to fantasize about adding to the family.

I have never been a pet lover or really craved the idea of having dogs.

I had a turtle that I called Kalidas.

I love dogs and cats.

Mrs. O' Leary is my pet. I couldn't let you stick a sword in her rump, now, could I? That might've scared her.

If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad… DON'T buy a parrot figuring that it will be a fun surprise for me. To acquire a parrot is a major decision: it is likely to outlive you. If you don't know how to treat the parrot, it could be emotionally scarred and spend many decades feeling frightened and unhappy. If you buy a captured wild parrot, you will promote a cruel and devastating practice, and the parrot will be emotionally scarred before you get it. Meeting that sad animal is not an agreeable surprise.

Our house was always filled with dogs... They helped make our house a kennel, it is true, but the constant patter of their filthy paws and the dreadful results of their brainless activities have warmed me throughout the years.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

When I was a kid in Indiana, we thought it would be fun to get a turkey a year ahead of time and feed it and so on for the following Thanksgiving. But by the time Thanksgiving came around, we sort of thought of the turkey as a pet, so we ate the dog. Only kidding. It was the cat!

Ooh..I want one" - Bex They're not puppies." -Cammie

The objective is not so much to walk your dog, as it is to empty him.

I'm done with men. I have a hamster. That's all I need.

You don't take a dead cat to the vet. I mean you might, but why?

Having pets can teach us a lot of things. For kids, they are often their first lesson in responsibility, and being responsible for the well-being of another living thing is actually great for anyone, kid or adult. It teaches empathy, consistency, and so much more - especially if that pet is a dog.

You handle animals. You deal with people.

Did you bring me a rat?" "He has no time for rats, George." "No time for rats? That's just sad.

Dogs want only love but cats demand worship.

Having a horse is a huge responsibility, so people should be very careful before they consider getting one.

When you raise an animal, you live it like your own child.

I've always been an animal lover. I've grown up with dogs my whole life.

Holding this soft, small living creature in my lap this way, though, and seeing how it slept with complete trust in me, I felt a warm rush in my chest. I put my hand on the cat's chest and felt his heart beating. The pulse was faint and fast, but his heart, like mine, was ticking off the time allotted to his small body with all the restless earnestness of my own.

I had not spent a ton of time around animals as a kid.

That's my private ant. You're liable to break its legs.