Animal Quotes/

"I like pigs.  Dogs look up to us.  Cats look down on us.  Pigs treat us as equals."  ~ Winston Churchill

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant

"All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it." ~ Samuel Butler

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

"Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to." ~ Alfred A. Montapert

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” ~ Sigmund Freud

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France

"Our task must be to free ourselves...by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty." ~ Albert Einstein

"I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than those of humans." ~ Jimmy Stewart

Fun Animal Facts/

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, and its heart is roughly the size of a car.

Killer whales are not actually whales at all; they are the largest members of the dolphin family.

Elephants are the only animals with four knees.

When an armadillo gives birth, it is always to identical quadruplets of the same sex.

The only two animals that have blue tongues are the black bear and the chow chow dog.

Goats' pupils are rectangular.

Giraffes do not have vocal chords. They also require the least amount of sleep among animals; as little as 20 minutes in a 24-hour period.

A newborn kangaroo is only about an inch long.

The roar of an adult lion can be heard 5 miles away.

An ostrich's eye is larger than its brain.

Dragonflies can fly up to 60 miles per hour.

In its entire lifetime, a worker bee produces only 1/12 teaspoon of honey.

Owls cannot move their eyes, so they rotate their neck.

Sharks are said to be immune to virtually every disease, including cancer.

The blood of mammals is red, the blood of insects is yellow, and the blood of lobsters is blue.

The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.

Hummingbirds cannot walk.

The penalty for killing a cat, 4,000 years ago in Egypt, was death.

In addition to their striped fur, tigers also have striped skin.