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i’ve been down on humanity lately.  we disappoint me.  from hearing so-called christians screeching that “healthcare is a privilege not a right” to the constant jabs i get for not eating meat from so-called friends (the worst part is that i make it a point not to discuss it unless asked,) i get perturbed.  so it’s comforting to see these:

the animals of the world exist for their own reasons.  they were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. -alice walker

it is just like man’s vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. -mark twain

i care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.   -abraham lincoln

Never wear anything that panics the cat. -pj o’rourke     (i love this one.)

the squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest. -henry david thoreau

if only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a new era in human moral and spiritual evolution - and realize, at last, our most unique quality:  humanity.” -jane goodall

i abhor vivisection.  it should at least be curbed.  better, it should be abolished, i know of no achievement through vivisection, no scientific discovery, that could not have been obtained without such barbarism and cruelty.  the whole thing is evil. -charles mayo, founder of the mayo clinic

compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character; and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man. -arthur schopenhauer

we must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals.  animals suffer as much as we do.  true humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them.  it is our duty to make the whole world recognize it.  until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace. -albert schweitzer

the worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that’s the essence of humanity.  -george bernard shaw

it is totally unconscionable to subject defenseless animals to mutilation and death, just so a company can be the first to market a new shade of nail polish or a new, improved laundry detergent.  it’s cruel, it’s brutal, it’s inhumance, and most people don’t want it. -abigail van buren***

this is what you should do; love the earth and sun and the animals… -walt whitman

***buy cruelty free.  there are all sorts of debates about animal testing, one thing i am sure of is that no animal should ever suffer so that i can have thicker, fuller lashes or plumper lips.  here are a few i use:  almay, revlon, method, hard candy, tom’s of maine, biokleen, carmex, whole foods (365).  here is a link with good info, brands don’t always label that they are cruelty free but if you see a little rabbit icon you’re good: http://search.caringconsumer.com/