“Animals are such agreeable friends; they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.”
– George Eliot, English novelist and poet
“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.”
– A A Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh
“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, British veterinary surgeon and author
“Dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them’s making a poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge.”
– Jerry Seinfeld, comedian and actor
Barbara Woodhouse was a British dog trainer who had her own television show in the 1980s – Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way.
Stanley Coren is a well-known psychology professor and writer about the intelligence and mental abilities of dogs
Mark Twain (the pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was an American author and humorist who lived from November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910.
Tom Hayden was an activist, author and politician who served in both the California State Senate and the California State Assembly during his career.
He was the author of the Hayden Act to amend state law for companion animals. Dogs or cats impounded by public pounds or shelters could be killed after only 72 hours; when the Act came into effect in 1999, the minimum impound time expanded to 4-6 business days and required that the animal be released to a nonprofit animal rescue or adoption organization in certain circumstances.
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“She had been his constant and faithful companion for 10-1/2 years and she was only 6 months old, when he first had her. She was connected with the happiest years of his life . . . such a beautiful & sweet creature and used to play so much with the children.”
– Queen Victoria in her journal, writing about the passing of Eos, Prince Albert’s greyhound, on 31 July 1844
“The friendship of a dog is precious.”
– U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower, pictured here with Heidi, his Weimaraner
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