Quotes about Animals/Dogs

My FAVORITE:

"His ears were often the first thing to catch my tears." Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mohandas Gandhi

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
Anatole France

Only my dogs will not betray me. Maria Callas

Dogs love company. They place it first in their short list of needs. J.R. Ackerley

 "Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other." - Louis J. Camuti, D.V.M.

"These birds and animals and fish cannot speak, but they can suffer, and our God who created them, knows their sufferings, and will hold him who causes them to suffer unnecessarily to answer for it. It is a sin against their Creator." - George Q. Cannon

"...Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace." - Albert Schweitzer

"I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race." - Ali McGraw, American Actress

 The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue
Anonymous 

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. Andy Rooney