Quotes about Pets

Pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship. Votes: 5

Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans. Votes: 3

...Pets are found to suffer from all the ailments known to the human... Votes: 3

Pets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period. Votes: 3

Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o'course. Votes: 3

Pets inspire many different types of behaviour in their owners, mostly ranging from adoration to ridiculous obsessiveness, in my experience. Votes: 3

Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life. Votes: 3

Pets are the world to me. I think they are the most obvious manifestations of divine love that we are going to see this side of eternity. Votes: 3

It might be that the biggest division in the world isn't men and women but folks who like cats and folks who like dogs" - (L.T.'s Theory of Pets) Votes: 3

We shared. Parents. Home. Pets. Celebrations. Catastrophes. Secrets. And the threads of our experience became so interwoven that we are linked. I can never be utterly lonely, knowing you share the planet. Votes: 3

Solyndra's failure isn't a reason for the government to give up on alternative energy, any more than the failure of Pets.com during the Internet bubble means that venture capital should steer clear of tech projects. Votes: 3

I don't treasure things much - just people. And pets. Votes: 1

Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish. Votes: 1

It's difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind. Votes: 1

Nothing gives me quite so much joy as when people tell me they've had their pets spayed or neutered. Votes: 1

I really love pets. They're like children. They know if you really love them or not. You can't fool them. Votes: 1

The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. Votes: 1

I love pets and I love animals, and I just got a new puppy, a new rescue named Peanut. She's a tiny little Chihuahua mix. Votes: 1

People say their weight is genetic. But it turns out that people who are overweight don't just have overweight kids. They also have overweight pets. That's not genetic. Votes: 1

Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything. Votes: 1

I have had strange animals as pets all my life. I was shy growing up, and shy people tend to interact better with animals than people. Animals are direct, not duplicitous. Votes: 1

I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. All of them are predators. They are dangerous but it's cool to have strong and powerful pets. Votes: 1

Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture windows, adopt pets and Boston ferns, and scent everything that touches our lives. Votes: 1

Owners lavish love on their pets, which is why so many go from non-aggressive pups to being out of control when they're older. People just don't realise their dog must respect them as leader of the pack. Votes: 1

Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! Votes: 1

I think human self-hatred may be the great untold story of the millennium. It's the common thread linking deep ecology and animal rights, the love and money we lavish on pets, the uneasy longing for extraterrestrials to be meddling with us. Votes: 1

I have pets, but they're the really ordinary sort - yellow Labrador, tabby cat, white rabbit, a few goldfish - that kind of stuff. Nothing very... extravagant or unusual or exotic, but I find, in terms of inspiration, Mother Nature is just it. Votes: 1

I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night. Votes: 1

Humans have a fraught relationship with beasts. They are our companions and our chattel, our family members and our laborers, our household pets and our household pests. We love them and cage them, admire them and abuse them. And, of course, we cook and eat them. Votes: 1

My mum loves cats so I took her to see the lion cubs which at about a year old are actually quite big. She wasn't scared at all and went straight over and kissed one on the mouth! She thought they were just like her pets at home. Votes: 1

It's important to remember that the animals are not grieving with us. They're very accepting. They're not lying there thinking 'How could you do this to me? Why aren't you keeping me going?' Pets don't do the human things of guilt and anger and recrimination that we do. They come and go with great acceptance. Votes: 1

It's a little known fact that one in three family pets gets lost during its lifetime, and approximately 9 million pets enter shelters each year. That's why it's a wonderful thing to get your pet microchipped and registered with your contact information because then they can be located and the owners can track where their pets are. Votes: 1

I wanted to be a farmer's wife. I thought it would be quite fun to wake up of a morning, collect eggs and have sheep and pigs as pets. I know now that it would also involve having to sleep with the farmer, but at the time I wasn't thinking about the sexual implications - I was 11. Votes: 1

Puerto Ricans who find they can no longer afford to keep their pets often choose to drop their dogs, sometimes even whole litters of puppies, at a beach - sometimes under cover of night, in secret - rather than surrender the animal to a city or state-run shelter where the animals will face grim conditions and almost certain death by euthanasia. Votes: 1

Our pets are our family. Votes: 0

I love pets, especially dogs. Votes: 0

Even our pets can become idols. Votes: 0

Peeves do not make very good pets. Votes: 0

Peeves do not make very good pets. Votes: 0

I didn't have any pets growing up. Votes: 0

My father loved people, children and pets. Votes: 0

Americans who do not celebrate Independence Day: pets. Votes: 0

We died like aunts of pets or foreigners. Votes: 0

I love cats. I've had cats as pets. Votes: 0

Some of the wildest men make the best pets. Votes: 0

Dogs make good pets because they are very loyal Votes: 0

Within 10 years computers won't even keep us as pets. Votes: 0

Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish Votes: 0

Armadillos make affectionate pets, if you need affection that much. Votes: 0

I do not have any pets. We travel too much. Votes: 0

So many young pets burn out in Hollywood, it's crazy. Votes: 0

I think having pets helps sensitize people to the natural world. Votes: 0

Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered. Votes: 0

I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child. Votes: 0

Having pets in the house helps everyone have a reverence for life. Votes: 0

I think pets are great. They're better than kids, that's for sure. Votes: 0

Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely. Votes: 0

I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free. Votes: 0

Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas. Votes: 0

As far as pets go, a cat is a nice on to have. Votes: 0

Its difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind Votes: 0

They're not so bad. They just need some attention. ...Like pets. Or my brother. Votes: 0

In a perfect world, we would not keep animals for our benefit, including pets, Votes: 0

My critics are pretty tough. I've never been one of the music industry's pets. Votes: 0

... one pets what one degrades; and one has to support what one has enfeebled Votes: 0

We all love animals. Why do we call some 'pets' and others 'dinner?' Votes: 0

Animals were my pets, and the thought of eating my pets freaked me out. Votes: 0

It has become my mission to stop the insanity of wild cats as pets. Votes: 0

We got no food, we got no jobs, our pets heads are falling off! Votes: 0

I've had pets my whole life, and I grew up with pigs and cows. Votes: 0

Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Votes: 0

Sometimes it seems the whole purpose of pets is to bring death into the house. Votes: 0

My pets are very supportive, as they curl up in their beds underneath my desk. Votes: 0

... blueprints are like pets and children -- difficult to appreciate or understand unless they're yours. Votes: 0

Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets. Votes: 0

You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets. Votes: 0

The newest victims of the nation's foreclosure crisis are pets, which is extremely distressing to me. Votes: 0

People really do spend a lot of money on their pets - sometimes more then themselves. Votes: 0

There was a point when I almost gave up. I couldn't feed myself. I couldn't feed my pets. Votes: 0

It is their attachment to us rather than their independence from us that we value in our pets. Votes: 0

In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets altogether, Votes: 0

I am a huge animal lover. I prefer to rescue any of the pets that I have had. Votes: 0

I hate a word like 'pets': it sounds so much Like something with no living of its own. Votes: 0

I don't have any pets, so I get to walk around the house naked. So I'm more free. Votes: 0

The man who pets a lion may tame it, but the man who coddles the body makes it ravenous. Votes: 0

Monsters cannot be announced. One cannot say: 'Here are our monsters,' without immediately turning the monsters into pets. Votes: 0

I do have a couple of pets, but I am determined to keep them out of the media spotlight. Votes: 0

This is why I keep telling Ash to get you a cat or a bird. Guns aren't proper pets. Votes: 0

The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane. Votes: 0

Does anything eat flowers. I couldn't recall having seen anything eat a flower - are they nature's privileged pets? Votes: 0

Love is for friends & pets...and family...only if they really love you as unconditionally as your friends and pets. Votes: 0

The difference between friends and pets is that friends we allow into our company, pets we allow into our solitude. Votes: 0

In a houseful of toddlers and pets, you can start out having a bad day, but you keep getting detoured. Votes: 0

I am from Brooklyn, NY, so we could not have many pets, but I always had at least two dogs. Votes: 0

I don't have pets, I have two guard dogs; and I don't do my own shopping; it's a security thing. Votes: 0

I think it's pathetic that women and men treat each other worse than we treat our pets. It's love or hate. Votes: 0

Since the law prohibits the keeping of wild animals and I get no enjoyment from pets, I prefer to remain unmarried. Votes: 0

Good friends and great pets. Key to a good life!!! Who says you have to be paired up with a partner? Votes: 0

As a kid, I loved doing puzzles, solving riddles, and reading mystery books. I also loved animals and always had pets. Votes: 0

... And I wondered if we had disappointed God so much, that he wrote us off as pets, just alive to entertain. Votes: 0

I love God, Jesus Christ, my three children, mother, father, brother, sisters, family in general, my pets, my students, and true friends. Votes: 0

Today's society is wanting in such a way that Honor, Integrity, Trust, Compassion, Empathy are left for the homeless and their pets. Votes: 0

The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the present moment. Votes: 0

I'm the best animal lover in the world. There's nobody who takes care of their pets like me...... they are my children. Votes: 0

In a household of toddlers and pets, we discover this rule of thumb about happy families - that they are least two-thirds incontinent. Votes: 0

Clarissa," he said, "here with the vampire, I see. When things have settled a bit, we really must discuss you choice in pets.. Votes: 0

The attitude we have towards our personal pets as opposed to the animals that suffer under the factory farm is hypocritical and delusional. Votes: 0

We make a mistake in thinking we own pets - the animals open their lives up and make us a part of them. Votes: 0

Silence is golden for me. I live in the country and hear only my pets, birds, crickets, and the wind in the trees. Votes: 0

Pet foods come in a variety of flavors because that's what humans like, and we assume our pets like what we like. We're wrong. Votes: 0

Vegan With A Vengeance is on my kitchen shelf. This fun and creative book is delicious for people like me, who don't eat pets. Votes: 0

Let me assure you that all of our pets, and animals of every kind will be with us for eternity on the Other Side. Votes: 0

I used to have some fish, some nice little carp, but they got too big for the tank. I don't have any pets now. Votes: 0

Your surroundings, home, personal care, pets, clothing & body are all reflections of how you see and express yourself. Do these reflect your true self? Votes: 0

We must leave our pets at home, when we go into the street, and meet men on broad grounds of good meaning and good sense. Votes: 0

Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. Votes: 0

Well, I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once? Votes: 0

Anyone who's ever had the misfortune of seeing me interact with house pets knows I have a wickedly strong paternal instinct bordering on the maternal. Votes: 0

As long as I can remember, I've always had pets. Something about the connection you share with this entirely different species just blows my mind. Votes: 0

He was, she reflected, almost rudely like a tortoise; and she was glad her friend kept none as pets or they might have suspected mockery. Votes: 0

Mothers-in-law do not make good house pets. Once I had the most wonderful dream -- I dreamed that mothers-in-law cost money and I couldn't afford one. Votes: 0

God put many animals here [on Earth] for pets, playthings and companions for us and our children, and we're still going to enjoy them [in Heaven]. Votes: 0

The Heimlich maneuver works on house pets. My pit bull was choking on his dinner. I squeezed his stomach and the neighbor's cat shot right out. Votes: 0

My family had a habit of collecting creatures that didn't always want to be pets. The first animal I can remember was a Lab named Zoe. Votes: 0

I travel way too much to have any pets. But if I could have one, I'd want a quokka. They're basically small kangaroos native to Western Australia. Votes: 0

Now, and in the future, my focus is entirely on pets and children. I'm not a person who can turn a blind eye to injustice against them. Votes: 0

Now, and in the future, my focus is entirely on pets and children. Im not a person who can turn a blind eye to injustice against them. Votes: 0

Nature does not cocker us: we are children, not pets: she is not fond: everything is dealt to us without fear or favor, after severe universal laws. Votes: 0

I rarely meddled in the cat's personal affairs and she rarely meddled in mine. Neither of us was foolish enough to attribute human emotions to our pets. Votes: 0

I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've always liked the way they look. Even rats. I'm not scared of them. Votes: 0

Every person is able to add beauty, whether by growing flowers, or singing, or cooking luscious meals, or raising sweet pets. Every part of life can be art. Votes: 0

As with all my new pets, I gently bit each kitten on the face. This is how I let my animals know that I am now their mother. Votes: 0

Once the computers got control, we might never get it back. We would survive at their sufferance. If we're lucky, they might decide to keep us as pets. Votes: 0

Right," I said. "So the baboon, the crocodile"¦any other pets I should know about?" Amos thought for a moment. "Visible ones? No, I think that's it. Votes: 0

Ive always had a fascination for animals. I loved watching them, and even then I thought of them as beings rather than pets. I call it a birth affect! Votes: 0

I've always had a fascination for animals. I loved watching them, and even then I thought of them as beings rather than pets. I call it a birth affect! Votes: 0

What I want is the general betterment of pets. No-kill is a part of that. I'd like to see that policy enacted at all SPCA-type organizations around the country. Votes: 0

I'm not a greedy man; there really is nothing I couldn't live without. But if there was a fire, and I saved my child and my pets, I'd be happy. Votes: 0

Shelter dogs are the most loving, wonderful, sweet pets in the world. They understand being rescued, loved, and protected. The hubs and I have 2 rescued 11-yr-old Pomeranians, who adore us. Votes: 0

For any writer who wants to keep a journal, be alive to everything, not just to what you're feeling, but also to your pets, to flowers, to what you're reading. Votes: 0

Everyone has values, and values their family, values their health, their sanity, their safety and security, and their families, their parents, their children, their pets, their environments, well-being in general. Votes: 0

I'd been writing stories since I was a child. I wrote little books for my mom and bound them myself with needle and thread. Mostly, they were about my pets. Votes: 0

Some people take better care of their pets than they do themselves. Their animals can run like the wind and they can barely make it up a flight of stairs. Votes: 0

I had patients who didn't die because they had too many pets to try to find homes for. It's why women live longer than men with the same health problems. Votes: 0

Whether you're explaining where pets go when they die or teaching your child to recycle, your philosophies have ramifications. For the rest of history, echos of your voice will be heard. Votes: 0

I still find it absurdly difficult to concentrate on a novel if there's a phone or computer to hand; I have taken to locking them outside the room like noisy pets. Votes: 0

Every year the hunters shot cows and horses and family pets and each other. And unbelievably, they sometimes shot themselves, perhaps in a psychotic episode where they mistook themselves for dinner Votes: 0

All my freakouts have been pretty private and directed at family pets and/or people I have been dating for too short a time to freak out at in that way. Votes: 0

You can draw the character out of pets, and you can make them your friends, but they are animals, and they have to be allowed to live the lives of animals. Votes: 0

I was born with a love of animals, the same way I was born with brown hair. When I was a little girl in Rome, I always had pets, which I adored. Votes: 0

In days gone by, short-statured people were not only labelled as ugly, stupid and freakish, they were often owned by aristocrats and treated, at best, as entertainment and, at worst, as pets. Votes: 0

Jesse has a new dog. You may have noticed that his former pets have been peculiarly unfortunate. When this dog dies every employee in the White House will be at once discharged. Votes: 0

Thus the word "inhuman", in this book's title, refers to the unconscionable and unsuccessful goal of bestializing (in the form of pets as well as beasts of burden) a class of human beings. Votes: 0

the real reason I had wanted to grow up, the main reason I had been willing to even consider becoming an adult, was so I could have as many pets as I wanted. Votes: 0

At least with pets, and for all I know, people too, intelligence and quick-wittedness have nothing to do with a talent for being loved, or being kind, nothing at all, less than nothing. Votes: 0

This is part of the essence of motherhood, watching your kid grow into her own person and not being able to do anything about it. Otherwise children would be nothing more than pets. Votes: 0

We don't understand the power of nature and the world because we don't live with it. Our environment is designed to sustain us. We are the domestic pets of a human zoo called civilization. Votes: 0

It is dangerous to be an American Negro male. America has never wanted its Negroes to be men, and does not, generally, treat them as men. It treats them as mascots, pets, or things. Votes: 0

I put myself on the same level as everyone else around me - from the directrice to the workman, everyone. Except my pets - they are the Kings; you must treat them like royalty. Votes: 0

Of the seven experiments, the ones that have been most investigated so far have been the pets. The dogs who know when their masters for coming home, and the sense of being stared at. Votes: 0

Talking about muscles. They're like pets basically. They're not worth it. You have to feed them all the time and take care of them, and if you don't, they just go away. They run away. Votes: 0

To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets. Votes: 0

My philosophy when it came to pets was much like that of having children: You got what you got, and you loved them unconditionally regardless of whatever their personalities or flaws turned out to be. Votes: 0

I'm also interested in pets with alopecia. And design. I'm surprised I haven't gone through with a homeware brand. The bedding, the comforters, the candles, the this and that. I would like to design everything. Votes: 0