“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace. ” ~ Albert Schweitzer, The Philosophy of Civilization
“The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.” ~ Dalai Lama
“If only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a new era in human moral and spiritual evolution – and realize, at last, our most unique quality: humanity.” ~ Jane Goodall
“Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow-creatures is amusing in itself.” ~ James Anthony Froude, Oceana, 1886
“Flesh-eating by humans is unnecessary, irrational, anatomically unsound, unhealthy, uneconomic, unkind and unethical. May I elaborate” ~ Helen Nearing
“As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together. ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.” ~ Thomas Edison
“Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.” – PETA