"Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass."

"True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation."

"No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted."

"The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals."

"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this."

"To insult someone we call him "bestial." For deliberate cruelty and nature, "human" might be the greater insult."

"No one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink."

"It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else."

"The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?""

"The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp."