"Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for assistance, the puppy will grovel in abject submission, the kitten will brace its tiny body for a frantic resistance."

~ H. H. Munro

"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language."

~ Martin Buber

Young race horse

"Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend."

~ Corey Ford

"Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey."

~ Malcolm de Chaza

"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

~ Winston Churchill

"The family is a heaven in a heartless world."

~ Christopher Lasch

"Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."

~ Albert Einstein

"All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it."

~ Samuel Butler

"Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow."

~ Alice M. Swaim