The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Pets understand humans better than humans do.

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
Time spent with cats is never wasted.
My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am.
A house is not a home without a pet.
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.
The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
Animals are such agreeable friends ― they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.
There are no ordinary cats.
Cats choose us; we don't own them.
Happiness is a warm puppy.
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.