“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”— James Herriot, amazon.com
“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts”— Ellen Degeneres, amazon.com
“Head to an animal shelter or local pet store and spend a few hours petting puppies. Not only is this a completely adorable photo-op for you and bae, but these little guys get some loving on V-Day, which is totally awesome.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.”— Arthur Conan Doyle, amazon.com
“If you could come back to life as an animal what animal would you be?”— Nicole Tarkoff, thoughtcatalog.com
“If I wanted a puppy for my birthday, would you adopt a purebred from a breeder or a mix from a shelter?”— Tatiana, pairedlife.com
“You can ride him around, instruct him to crawl on all fours with your crop and even reward him with a carrot — or something more tantalizing — if he’s a good boy.”— Adriana, badgirlsbible.com
“Get a pet. Pets help because you can no longer focus completely on yourself. You learn to give and take, and to love unconditionally.”— Madelyn Moon, breakingmuscle.com
“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.”— Dean Koontz, amazon.com
“Waiting at the vet’s office for my dog to get his shots. Might let the guy in the beard of wasps go ahead of me.”— Conan O'Brien, twitter.com
“Stage your shot. Make sure there's something cool or interesting sharing the photo with you, like a plane, a limousine, a baller hotel room, the backstage area at a fashion show, or your really cool friends. Just go easy on babies and animals.”— Liza Corsillo, gq.com
“If we cannot live entirely like human beings, at least let us do everything in our power not to live entirely like animals.”— Jose Saramago, amazon.com