Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

We seem to birds to be chained to planet Earth.

Contrary to popular belief, some animals would not have each chosen to be a human being, if they were given the choice between being what they are and being human.

In a materialistic society, the dead body of a rich man’s dog is regarded as a corpse; that of a poor man, a carcass.

To most Americans, a dog is a potential mate. To some Chinese, a dog is potential meat.

The more spiritually immature you are, the more likely you are to kill an animal or a plant unnecessarily.

For an animal to attack you, you must smell or look either dangerous, or delicious, or at least nutritious.

Religious commandments make humans seem way less animal than they are.

Thanks to racism, some of the people who often kiss animals are disgusted by even the mere thought of them touching some people.