Animal Value Quotes

Animals are just as important as we are.

Every animal that walks the earth, or swims, or flies is precious beyond description, something so rare and wonderful that it equals the stars or the ocean or the mind of man.

What is the life of a man more than the life of a lamb, or any guiltless animal?

In the past we have tried to make a distinction between animals which we acknowledge have some value and other which, having none, can be liquidated when we wish. This standard must be abandoned. Everything that lives has value simply as a living thing, as one of the manifestations of the mystery that is life.

Three English bulldogs count for one kid.

Animals. They're nice, aren't they? They're good things, animals.

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

Cats are useless.

I think that sick people in Ankh-Morpork generally go to a vet. It's generally a better bet. There's more pressure on a vet to get it right. People say "it was god's will" when granny dies, but they get angry when they lose a cow.

People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.

I think in rural settings, people have a different appreciation for animals than might the city dweller. In parts of India where poisonous snake bite is common, people have a much different value system. I live in a city. I'm not thinking about wolves, lions, etc.