Wayne Pacelle: Quotes about animals

Wayne Pacelle is American activist. Explore interesting quotes on animals.

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“I’ve always had an affinity for wildlife, and the direct assault made on that wildlife by hunters and trappers has always infuriated me … At the same time, I don’t have a hands-on fondness for animals. I did not grow up bonded to any particular nonhuman animal. I like them and I pet them and I’m kind to them, but there’s no special bond between me and other animals…”

Interview in "Bloodties: Nature, Culture, and the Hunt," 1994

“Animals have their own rights. We’re animals too.”

"Sabotaging Animal Rights for Deer Hunt," 1986

“Animals are no one’s property, and they have the right not be ‘taken,’ ‘harvested,’ or ‘culled’ or any other euphemism for murder that wildlife managers use. They are no one’s property, just as you and I are no one’s property other than our own.”

"Sabotaging Animal Rights for Deer Hunt," 1986

“I don’t love animals or think they are cute.”

"Sabotaging Animal Rights for Deer Hunt," 1986

“Animals for the most part just need to be left alone.”

"Wayne Pacelle works for the winged, finned and furry," 2008

“Interviewer: How about pets, Wayne? Would you envision a future with no pets in the world?
Wayne Pacelle: I wouldn’t say that I envision that, no. If I had my personal view perhaps that might take hold. In fact, I don’t want to see another cat or dog born. It’s not something I strive for, though. If people were very responsible, and didn’t do manipulative breeding, and cared for animals in all senses, and accounted for their nutritional needs as well as their social and psychological needs, then I think it could be an appropriate thing. I’m not sure. I think it’s one of those things that we’ll decide later in society. I think we’re still far from it.”

Interview in "Bloodties: Nature, Culture, and the Hunt," 1994