A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality?
Copy QuoteIn ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
Copy Quote View & ShareHe who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
Copy Quote View & ShareI believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
Copy Quote View & ShareYou cannot share your life with a dog, as I had done in Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.
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