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The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.
~Henry David Thoreau
For all animals who are overworked, underfed and cruelly treated
For all the beautiful creatures in captivity who beat their wings against bars
For any that are hunted, lost, deserted, frightened or hungry
For all who must be put to death
For all these, we offer help, compassion, a gentle hand and kindly words.
~Albert Schweitzer
When it comes to having a central nervous system and the ability to feel pain, hunger and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. ~Ingrid Newkirk
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. ~Albert Schweitzer
The question is not
"Can they reason?"
Nor "Can they talk?"
But "Can they suffer?"
~Jeremy Bentham
Half the dogs in America will receive Christmas presents this year, yet few of us pause to consider the miserable life of the pig, an animal easily as intelligent as a dog, that becomes the Christmas ham.
~Michael Pollan
The rescued needs the rescuer, but the rescuer equally needs the rescued. Our highest purpose is to ease the suffering of others. ~ Jana Kohl
Consider this: pets can be sought rather than bought, rescued rather than bred.
~ J. Masson
Be kind to animals.
Don't eat them.
Animals are my friends and I don't eat my friends.
Don't breed or buy while shelter pets die.
Adopt a homeless pet.
A Robin red breast in a cage puts all of heaven in a rage. ~William Blake
Most of us choose to do the right thing for animals, once we understand the issues involved.
Animals speak but often are never heard.
Some Recommended Reading ..
If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. ~ Mother Teresa
In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. ~ Mother Teresa
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. ~Sir Paul McCartney
Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game. ~Paul Rodriguez
When people say they are not sure if dogs have emotions, if they feel joy or grief, I say I’m glad I’m not their dog. When people tell me that they love animals and then harm, kill or eat them, I tell them I’m glad they don’t love me. ~ Marc Bekoff
The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or what far place my touch will be felt. ~ Frederick Buechner
A few resources online ..
Don’t do nothing because you can’t do everything. Do something. Anything. ~ C Patrick-Goudreau
We live here too.
We exist.
~ C. Siebert
The Wauchula Woods Accord
(Free)
Heart-felt quotes that celebrate Every Life plus Animal Advocacy suggestions
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
~ M Gandhi
About |Up For Pups
A few DVD’s to view .. available at local libraries and Netflix
NIFAA: National Institute for Animal Advocacy
"Atrocities are no less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called 'medical research.' " ~ George Bernard Shaw, Irish Playwright and Critic
"Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote." ~ Paul Harvey
"Every year tens of thousands of animals suffer and die in laboratory tests of cosmetics and household products...despite the fact that the test results do not help prevent or treat accidental or purposeful misuse of the products. Please join me in using your voice for those whose cries are forever sealed behind the laboratory doors." ~ Woody Harrelson, Actor
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader
"The animal liberation movement is saying that where animals and humans have similar interests - we might take the interest in avoiding physical pain as an example, for it is an interest that humans clearly share with other animals - those interests are to be counted equally, with no automatic discount just because one of the beings is not human."
~ Peter Singer, Australian Animal Activist
"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men." ~ Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Musician, Engineer, and Scientist
"While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth?"
~ George Bernard Shaw, Irish Playwright and Critic
"All that breathes is precious. Who is to say that the suffering of an animal is less worthy of solace than the pain of man? The spark of life is no dimmer simply because it is encased in fur or leather." ~ Anonymous
Practice compassion three times a day--breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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