I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

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

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.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of read more

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

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.

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that
spots are rather a credit.

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that
spots are rather a credit.

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

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.

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.