Douglas Coupland Quotes

Nothing gives me quite so much joy as when people tell me they've had their pets spayed or neutered.

We also have 2 horses, but they're not allowed in the house.

For instance, it was very rare for anyone there with dogs to allow them into the house.

Whether exotic wild animals have escaped or the owners have let them go, the problem is still there…. The damage has already been done.

Just because you have an exotic animal as a pet does not make you a danger or irresponsible.

There is nothing wrong with professional pet owners and private breeders of exotic animals. And I would be the first to fight to take away an animal from an irresponsible owner.

When I was 16... I worked in a pet store. And they fired me because... they had three snakes in there, and one day I braided them.

My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It's in the apartment somewhere.

We will not stop until the dogs stop biting us in the South and the rats stop biting us in the North.

I just wish that he had just one time run for dog catcher.

Every dog is allowed one bite, but a different view is taken of a dog that goes on biting all the time.

I've got two dogs; they're Boston terriers, and they're allowed everywhere.

A man who risks his life in shooting big game in order to secure good specimens for natural history collections, or to rid a district of a man-eater or other dangerous neighbor, is a sportsman in the true sense.

Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Don't buy furs: that's No. 1. You can start with that. Then spay and neuter your pets. We destroy millions of them a year. Go to an animal shelter for a cat or dog. And read a book about how to care properly for your particular pet.

I had disagreements with all my neighbors about my dogs. I had a disagreement with myself about my dogs. They were noisy.

I liked animals better than people. That's one of the reasons I wanted to be a vet - then I found out that every pet had a person that owned 'em.

That's a real problem when people bring exotics into their homes. Sometimes it's by accident, but sometimes it's on purpose.

I'm not a big pet fan. I remember the school used to have a hamster, and you used to take it home for a week at a time. I did that. I probably got bored of it within a day.

I really want a pet, and I really love animals.

In my heart, I know that Jesus would never condone the suffering that results when dogs and cats are allowed to breed.

Women are often scrutinized when they have pets that men wouldn't have. We are immediately faulted for having the wrong kind of pet rather than anyone first think, 'Wow, she rescued an animal that would have been otherwise killed and gave them a great home - how sweet!'

Wearing shoes, clothes, and other accessories made out of exotic skin is as cold-blooded as it gets.

Stray cattle roam every lane and alley, but we are building cow shelters and trying to resolve the problem.

I'm for any woman who loves sloths.