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'A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is as bad as an act of cruelty to a human being.'
Prophet Mohammed.

'Any interference with the body of a live animal which causes pain or disfigurement is contrary to the Islamic principles.'
Imam Al-Hafiz Basheer Ahmad Masri.

'If we eat the flesh of living creatures, we are destroying the seeds of compassion'.
The Surangama Sutra.

'Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventure, and for hides and furs is a phenomena which is at once disgusting and distressing. There is no justification in indulging in such acts of brutality.'
The XLV Dalai Lama.

'Spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.' Mohandas Gandhi. 'We, the Christian leaders, practice abstinence from the flesh of animals. The unnatural eating of flesh-meat is polluting.'
St. John Chrysostom.

'Thou shalt not kill.'
God.

'I have since an early age given up the eating of meat.'
Leonardo Da Vinci.

'Educate the children in such a way that they become exceedingly kind and merciful to the animals.'
Abdul-Baha, Baha'i World Faith.

'He that kills an ox is as if he killed a man.'
Hosea 6:6.

'Cruelty to animals is as if man did not love God.'
Cardinal John H. Newman.

'It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.'
Albert Einstein.

'Be kind and compassionate to all creatures that the holy one created in this world. Never beat nor inflict pain on any animal.'
Sefer Chasidim.

'I will have mercy, and not sacrifice.'
Hosea 6:6

'Whoever is kind to the creatures of God is kind to himself.'
Prophet Mohammed.

'Do not kill, but rather preserve and cherish all life.'
The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.

'Meat eating in any form, in any manner, and in any place is unconditionally and once and for all prohibited. I have not permitted meat eating to anyone.'
The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.

greetz to all the nice people out there.