Elizabeth Jennings Quotes

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

I have never really been fond of animals. I certainly wasn't an 'animal lover' when I became involved in the movement. I just came to be persuaded that animals should be treated as independent sentient beings, not as means to human ends.

I could do a franchise for the end of everything. 'The End of Dogs,' 'The End of Cats.'

I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.

No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights.

Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case.

I'm not anti-fox hunting because, to me, shooting foxes is even worse and the results are horrendous.

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.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

I'd say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind.

To a certain extent, I think I've become an animal-rights person.

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

There is increasing social concern about our use of nonhumans for experiments, food, clothing and entertainment. This concern about animals reflects both our own moral development as a civilization and our recognition that the differences between humans and animals are, for the most part, differences of degree and not of kind.

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

When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.

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

Just about every children's book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away in the cookbook section, just about every cookbook includes recipes for cooking animals. Is there a more illuminating illustration of our paradoxical relationship with the nonhuman world?

The more you learn about animals and animal rights - it's an intriguing, fascinating world.

I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal rights, and the fact is I'm not qualified to be a spokesperson. I am passionate about it, but I'm not trying to make other people do what I do.

Never use dogs to symbolize anything. That is ridiculous. Always ensure that any dogs are just dogs; i.e., characters in the story who happen to be dogs.

I have resigned from the human race. Look at the way we treat animals.

All of my causes, including the most radical, are motivated by the defense of animals.

Animals are companions on this planet, not necessarily our feedbags.

I'm an animal-rights person, actually. Big time.

I appreciate people trying to stand up for animals.