Comment & Debate
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) investigator – “It’s hard to remember, if all you see of a chicken are it’s body parts wrapped in plastic, or crates of them crammed on a slaughterhouse bound truck, but chickens are individuals. Anyone who gets to know a particular chicken learns that their range of emotions is vast and undeniable.”
Loren Eisley (1907–1977), a highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist and poet.] – “One does not meet one’s self until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human.”[1]
Hippocrates – “The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.”
The Koran – “There is not an animal on the earth, nor a flying creature on two tings, but they are people likeunto you.”[2]
Pythagoras – “Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.”[3]
Richard H. Pitcairn, American Veterinarian, Pet Nutritionist and Author – “Living with animals can be a wonderful experience, especially if we choose to learn the valuable lessons animals teach through their natural enthusiasm, grace, resourcefulness, affection and forgiveness.”[4]
Leonardo Da Vinci – “Truly man is the king of beast for his brutality excedes theirs. We live by the death of others. We are burial places.”[5]