Queen Victoria Quotes

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

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

The deeper minds of all ages have had pity for animals.

We are often more merciful to our animals than we are to each other.

I was always empathetic with animals. It's a terrible and self-involved point of view that we do something because someone else is exploitable.

If a chimp who has been abused horribly by humans can help a human friend in a time of need, how much more should we help the animals - and other people for that matter - in their time of need?

I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race.

The cow to me is a sermon on pity.

I just want to reflect the respect I have for animals.

If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn't you help him?

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.

I appreciate people trying to stand up for animals.

The voiceless and most defenseless ones are the animals, so most of my attention goes to them.

Cow protection means protection of the weak, the helpless, the dumb and the deaf.

Among the noblest in the land - Though man may count himself the least - That man I honor and revere, Who without favor, without fear, In the great city dares to stand, The friend of every friendless beast.

We are compelled by the commandment of love contained in our hearts and thought, and proclaimed by Jesus, to give rein to our natural sympathy for animals. We are also compelled to help them and spare them suffering.

I've always been very bonded to animals - more so than most people. (laughs) I don't think that they can defend themselves, so we have to help them.

Lissa knelt down, compassion on her face. I wasn't surprised, since she'd always had a thing for animals. She'd lectured me for days after I'd instigated the infamous hamster-and-hermit-crab fight. I'd viewed the fight as a testing of worthy opponents. She'd seen it as animal cruelty.

We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves...

Stand still, close your eyes and listen; in the silence you can hear the cries of pain and low moans of anguish of animals waiting to die... do everything you can even if today it is just one small thing. There are no excuses for inaction, despair, egotism, or petulance that matter to the animals.

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

We should all love animals.

My mother early on taught us to respect all animals, and I mean all animals - not just cats and dogs but rats and snakes and spiders and fish and wildlife, so I really grew up believing they are just like us and just as deserving of consideration.

I definitely could not write a character that was cruel or unconcerned with animal welfare. For me, not just as a writer but for the person I am, I love animals.

I'm going to do as much as I can for the animal world, and I'll never stop.