The animals of the world exist
for their own reasons. They were
not made for humans any more read more

The animals of the world exist
for their own reasons. They were
not made for humans any more
than black people were made for
whites or women for men.
She is author of The Color Purple.

A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But
a pig read more

A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But
a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

The cattle upon a thousand hills.

The cattle upon a thousand hills.

The cattle are grazing,
Their heads never raising:
There are forty feeding like one!

The cattle are grazing,
Their heads never raising:
There are forty feeding like one!

I hate a word like "pets": it sounds so much
Like something with no living of its own.

I hate a word like "pets": it sounds so much
Like something with no living of its own.

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

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

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find read more

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why

we fork ourselves to death with the tines with which we
spear the muscles of innocent animals.

we fork ourselves to death with the tines with which we
spear the muscles of innocent animals.