Eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship - enjoyment at a distance.

It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word "human" is "sympathetic." More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.

I think if you're against cruelty and you look at what happens to animals in slaughterhouses and on factory farms, you have to be completely against eating meat.

The bottom line is that people dont have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want toys, they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship, they should seek it with their own kind.

It's time for the State Department to permanently change its official policy to allow all members of U.S. citizens' families - no matter what size they are or how many legs they have - to evacuate together when disaster strikes.

Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.

Elephants have the largest brains of any mammal on the face of the Earth. They are creative, altruistic and kind.