Animal Welfare

Man\\’s highest duty is

Man’s highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty. Emile Zola

I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it’s such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her. Ellen DeGeneres

Whenever you observe an

Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you. Elias Canetti

It seems to me

It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life. Towards this end, experiments on living animals in classrooms should be stopped. To encourage cruelty in the name of science can only destroy the finer emotions of affection and sympathy, and breed an unfeeling callousness in the young towards suffering in all … Read more

Those who wish to

Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals ‘love’ them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more. Edwin Way Teale

The more I see

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog. Frederick The Great

Not to hurt our

Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission – to be of service to them whenever they require it. Francis of Assisi

If you have men

If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. Francis of Assisi

I think everything in

I think everything in my life has led to my animal welfare work. Doris Day

I had been involved

I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, … Read more