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Animal Rights Quotes: Elijah D. Buckner

References to "Rights" of Animals in Historical Literature

The philosophy set forth in this books extends the principle of humanity to all animal life, and shows the near relation of man to other animals in physical and mental phenomena. The doctrine is advocated that we are morally bound to respect the feelings and rights of animals as descendants from the same Creator, even as we do those of our human associates. (Preface)

Some would prefer to say that animals were senseless, automatic machines, without any rights or sense of feeling, rather than to admit that they have immortal souls. But no man should be so self-important as to dispute God's right to give other animals physical and mental functions in any degree or kind that His omniscience may choose. (Anatomical Analogy of Animals—Comparative Psychology)

Do not justice and rectitude require that we regard the rights of every living creature, and furnish them a competence of sustenance and comforts when we have deprived them of the means of procuring it for themselves? Every place in the Bible where God has revealed His will on this subject is distinguished for its tender care of the destitute, the afflicted, and the helpless. (Means of Preventing Cruelty—An Early Humane Education Necessary)

It is the business of a proper education to direct the young mind to a proper regard for the rights and happiness of all living things.…The way to make the world better, and to abolish cruelty, crime, war and poverty, i

s by instituting a more humane and better system of education. (Means of Preventing Cruelty—An Early Humane Education Necessary)

Animals have rights. (Some Prominent Evils—A Necessity for a Future Reward