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All creatures fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill - Gautama Buddha

To my mind the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. I should be unwilling to take the life of  a lamb for the sake of the human body. I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man - Mahatma Gandhi

I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being - Abraham Lincoln

I wish no living thing to suffer pain - Percy Bysshe Shelley

Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man wll not himself find peace - Albert Schweitzer

All creatures fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill - Gautama Buddha

Would you mind letting me know where you found this quote?  I have never heard of it before.

This has opened my eyes and my heart and soul, thank you for sharing..words to ponder indeed.

Thank you for posting this and sharing this.  I really enjoyed reading these.  It is a great inspiration to all of us to read and think about.  It is truly a nice way to begin my day.  I'm hoping that it helps others and it has me today.

Surely we should be kind to animals. Such as preventing animal cruelty and abuse. But there is a quote in the Bible which states..."Rise Peter kill and eat". So there seems to be permission granted, to provide for food for humans as it were. Cheers.