A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.
The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.
Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do.