Animals are not property or “things” but rather living organisms, subjects of a life, who are worthy of our compassion, respect, friendship, and support.

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"Animals are not property or ‘things,’ but rather living organisms, subjects of a life, who are worthy of our compassion, respect, friendship, and support."

- Marc Bekoff

Compassion

"Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption. They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us as co-inheritors of all the beauty and abundance of life on this planet"

- Marc Bekoff

Respect

"Play is training for the unexpected."

- Marc Bekoff

Adaptation

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"Employees engage with employers and brands when they’re treated as humans worthy of respect."

- Meghan M. Biro

Respect

"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer."

- Henry David Thoreau

Respect

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

- David Hurley

Respect

"People get built different. We don’t have to figure it out. We just have to respect it."

- Princess Bubblegum

Respect

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."

- Bryant McGill

Respect