Haile Selassie Quotes

I'm very touched on a deep level by cruelty to animals.

Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

I have always been against cruelty to animals and remain so.

I wouldn't want to see any animal in pain, no matter what.

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

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

We should all love animals.

I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form.

Animals shouldn't be mistreated.

I don't like to see animals get hurt.

I would be more angry if an animal were treated cruelly than people, because people can defend themselves.

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.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

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

To save an animal's life in order that it may suffer indefinitely is something I would never condone.

At school, I'd refuse to take part in biology lessons when animals were being dissected. One time, the teacher announced that we would be gassing worms. So I ran around the room, gathered up all the worms and set them free in the fields. I just loved animals and couldn't bear the thought of them suffering.

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

I'm very much into animal welfare.

I think, if you were being cruel to animals, then the thought of eating them would be horrific.

If you treat animals how you want to be treated, you're a lot better off.

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.

Both my wife and I have a lot of compassion for animals in general.

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

I'm an animal lover.

I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.