Animal lovers often tend to be misanthropes or loners, and so they transfer their affection to the creature in their control.
My love for animals started before I can remember.
Man's highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty.
I love animals. When I was young, I had two St. Bernards, I still have a dog, I have a lot of cats in my company. My wife always says, "You spend a lot of money on animals. More than even me!"
I was very concerned about helping animals improve their situations. But that was out of love. It wasn't political or out of a belief that animals had rights.
Anyone who tries to improve the lives of animals invariably comes in for criticism from those who believe such efforts are misplaced in a world of suffering humanity.
I have a great love of animals and laughter.
It’s admirable, what you do, what she does, but to me animal-welfare people are a bit like Christians of a certain kind. Everyone is so cheerful and well-intentioned that after a while you itch to go off and do some raping and pillaging. Or to kick a cat.
The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy.
Men may have given millions of dollars and fed rats and cats, as some do in India. They say that men can take care of themselves, but the poor animals cannot. . .