Inspiring quotes about animals

[Catherine]

These are really very good and thought provoking. It seems a great many good things have been said about animals.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanamassey/anim....aoJvBxKVq

I don't know which one is my favourite. I will have to think about it.

[Knight of Albion]

Lovely article, but they haven't got my favourite ...

'I wish no living thing to suffer pain' - Percy Bysshe Shelley

[Tobi]

I like all of them but I do like this one:
2. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France

[Catherine]

Quote:'I wish no living thing to suffer pain' - Percy Bysshe Shelley

Quote: “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France

Both of them are beautiful and they are definitely words to live by.

I am sitting here with Jake Krinkle Snake on my lap and I know that I am so much more aware for having known him

Quote:“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” ― A.A. Milne

This is one that I love. It is so true. To listen to animals you have to be open in all your senses.

Quote:“Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we know.” ― Irene M. Pepperberg

I wish more people accepted this and believed it.
We would certainly treat animals better if we did.