PETA’s position on violence is very wishy-washy. Dr Ray Greek, former PETA supporter & spokesperson
We want the total abolition of animal cruelty and death. On total animal liberation. PETA spokesperson, cited Penn & Teller, Bullshit! PETA s2e1
cf.
People for Extortion, Terror and Abuse. Patti Strand, president National Animal Alliance, cited Penn & Teller, Bullshit! PETA s2e1
I believe they [PETA] are a religion. ibid.
Violence and non-violence are not moral principles, they are tactics. ALF spokesperson cited ibid.
I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contented,
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,
Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things,
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. Walt Whitman, Song of Myself, 1855
You’re like some cold-blooded animal. McVicar 1980 starring Roger Daltrey & Adam Faith & Cheryl Campbell & Billy Murray & Georgina Hale & Steven Berkoff & Brian Hall & Peter Jonfield & Matthew Scurfield & Leonard Gregory & Joe Turner & Ian Hendry & Malcolm Tierney et al, director Tom Clegg, she to him
Despite mankind’s great advances with abstract ideas and manufactured objects we remain nonetheless creatures of vigorous animal action. Desmond Morris, author The Naked Ape
Whether we like it or not we are animals and should be studied as such. But this doesn’t mean we are the same as other animals. Every species is as unique. ibid.
We learn I think that we are animals ... We have a number of predispositions, behave in certain ways, and that those cultures that have lost sight of the fact that we have certain animal qualities which are not bad qualities ... If we deny those qualities too much then we are in trouble. Desmond Morris, The Parkinson Show
Animals are dying in huge numbers. And the human animal may be next. Animal Apocalypse: Paranatural
Burning ash snuffs out life. Little stirs so close to an erupting volcano. The surviving animals have a choice: stay and fight or flee the wrath. Life on Fire: Ash Runners, Jeremy Irons narrator, PBS 2013
This giant butterfly lives in a land of active volcanoes. ibid.
Once it [lizard] has locked on to a scent it is relentless. ibid.
To survive they depend entirely on the mood of the volcano. Life on Fire: Pioneers of the Deep: Jeremy Irons narrator
Once they’ve fledged, Sooty Terns spend the first four years of their lives on the wing. ibid.
Every river carries its own unique scent down to the ocean. Salmon gather to catch the scent and follow the trail upstream to their birthplace. Life on Fire: The Surprise Salmon: Jeremy Irons narrator
Salmon sharks have the warmest bodies of all fish. ibid.
Nicaragua: in the middle of the long string of volcanoes which make up Central American is home to Masaya – a huge volcano that has been active for over 30,000 years. Life on Fire, Phoenix Temple: Jeremy Irons narrator
Bats have made their home in the volcano’s labyrinth. ibid.
Tropical forest has established itself on some of the oldest lava flow … host to a rich diversity of living creatures. ibid.
Colombia: the tremors in the volcano are increasing, and the heat rising from the fires burning in its heart could explode the ice-cap any day now. Life on Fire: Volcano Doctors: Jeremy Irons narrator
But if the magma is thick and sticky like toffee the gas bubbles can’t escape so the pressure builds up until the magma explodes furiously like a bomb. ibid.
Iceland was created by volcanoes … These volcanoes haven’t finished yet. Life on Fire: Icelandic Volcanoes – Who is Next? Jeremy Irons narrator
Galapagos: arguably the most pristine archipelago on Earth. It’s a unique living world … It’s a bizarre collection of creatures. Each micro world – complex and unique. Nature’s Microworlds I: Galapagos, BBC 2013
The integrity of the food chain relies on the few insects pollinating the plants. ibid.
Reptiles are a true hallmark of Galapagos. ibid.
In Galapagos we find unique species everywhere we look. ibid.
Darwin’s finches … Different finches each rely on different plants and creatures. ibid.
The world’s only tropical penguins. ibid.
The only sea-going lizard found in the whole world. ibid.
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. Mark Twain
People speak sometimes about the ‘bestial’ cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Generally speaking, our prisoners were capable of loving animals, and if they had been allowed they would have delighted to rear large numbers of domestic animals and birds in the prison. And I wonder what other activity could better have softened and refined their harsh and brutal natures than this. But it was not allowed. Neither the regulations nor the nature of the prison made it possible. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead
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, All Creatures Great and Small
Animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. Neither do I. Maybe that’s why we get along. Charles Bukowski, The Last Night of the Earth Poems
For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death ... and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. Albert Schweitzer
I believe that the best way to create good living conditions for any animal, whether it's a captive animal living in a zoo, a farm animal or a pet, is to base animal welfare programs on the core emotion systems in the brain. My theory is that the environment animals live in should activate their positive emotions as much as possible, and not activate their negative emotions any more than necessary. If we get the animal's emotions rights, we will have fewer problem behaviors ... All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain. Temple Grandin, Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption. They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us as co-inheritors of all the beauty and abundance of life on this planet. Marc Bekoff, Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
Hi! handsome hunting man
Fire your little gun.
Bang! Now the animal
is dead and dumb and done.
Nevermore to peep again, creep again, leap again,
Eat or sleep or drink again. Oh, what fun! Walter de la Mare, Rhymes and Verses: Collected Poems for Young People
Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. George Eliot
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. Immanuel Kant
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked. Haile Selassie