15 Quotes From Famous Thinkers Who Got It Right About Animals

The principle of animal rights is nothing new – smart people throughout the ages have understood that animals aren’t ours to use and abuse! The following are some of our favourite quotes about animals from thinkers who made their mark on history:

1. George Bernard Shaw

2. Pythagoras

3. Albert Einstein

4. Mark Twain

5. Jeremy Bentham

6. Mohandas K. Gandhi

7. Leonardo Da Vinci

8. Alice Walker

“Alice Walker” by Virginia DeBolt / CC BY-SA 2.0

9. Charles Darwin

10. Rachel Carson

11. Martin Luther King Jr

12. Arthur Schopenhauer

13. St. Francis of Assisi

14. Leo Tolstoy

15. Ingrid E Newkirk

Inspired? The world always needs more people to speak out for animals – take your first step by joining PETA’s Action Team: PETAUK.org/actionteam.