“A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast." - Proverbs 12:10

"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." - St. Francis of Assisi

"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, German Philosopher

“They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which created us...It is our duty to protect them and to promote their well-being.” - Mother Teresa

"I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it." - Abraham Lincoln

"One cat just leads to another." - Ernest Hemingway