The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men.
Animals Quotes
In all of nature, there is no sound more pleasing than that of a hungry animal at its feed. Unless you are the food.
In the old ten-acre pasture, Lookin’ eastward toward a tree, There’s a Purple Cow a-settin’ And I know she thinks of me. For the wind is in the gum-tree, And the hay is in the mow, And the cow-bells are a-callin’ “Come and see a Purple Cow!” But I am not going now, Not at […]
The rabbit has a charming face; Its private life is a disgrace: I really dare not name to you The awful things that rabbits do.
I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain’d, I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty […]
If carrots are so good for the eyes, how come I see so many dead rabbits on the highway?
The best thing about animals is that they don’t talk much.
I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
And now, comrades, I will tell you about my dream of last night. I cannot describe that dream to you. It was a dream of the earth as it will be when man has vanished. (“Animal Farm”)
