Ally Brooke Quotes

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

The way animals were and are abused appalls me to this very day.

Bolivia recently did what every country should do - banned the use of animals in circuses.

Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.

When I was a child, going to a circus with wild animal acts was a rite of passage. These days, it's an act of complicit cruelty.

I am not, and have never been, a supporter of cockfighting or any other forms of animal cruelty.

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

When someone is mean to a dog, they are being cruel to a living being.

Cruelty to animals can become violence to humans.

At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.

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

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

In most countries, it is possible to visit zoos and see bored animals pacing back and forth in cages, with nothing to do but wait for the next meal. Circuses are even worse places for animals. Their living conditions are deplorable, especially in travelling circuses where cages have to be small so that they can go on the road.

Fortunately, this is not something that we see a lot of. Very rarely do you see a dog in this terrible shape from starvation. People just aren't that cruel.

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

Several countries - among them Austria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, India, Israel and Sweden - ban or severely restrict the use of wild animals in circuses. In Brazil, a movement to ban wild animals from circuses started after hungry lions managed to grab and devour a small boy.

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

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

There is no excuse for keeping wild animals in amusement parks or circuses. Until our governments take action, we should avoid supporting places where captive wild animals perform for our amusement. If the public will not pay to see them, the businesses that profit from keeping animals captive will not be able to continue.

Man is the only animal that can be skinned more than once.

They are a passel of egg-sucking dogs.

There was a time when cowboys respected their horses instead of riding them to death just to show off for a crowd.

The only thing that really depresses me is animal cruelty.

Animals shouldn't be mistreated.

I don't like to see animals get hurt.