From my earliest memories I was fascinated by animals. I would explore my backyard for insects and gaze at anthills until my elbows became sore. When…

- Jonathan Balcombe

Humankind won't find peace as long as we're treating feeling animals as if they were so many blocks of wood.

- Jonathan Balcombe

I think we're insecure about our self-imposed spot at the top of the pyramid of life. New studies are continually undermining our superiority complex…

- Jonathan Balcombe

When I watch animals, I realize I am watching individual with lives that matter, to them. It isn't just another chicken or another mouse. She is that…

- Jonathan Balcombe

The logical conclusion to a compassionate and respectful relationship to sentient animals is that we stop eating them.

- Jonathan Balcombe

Anyone who's lived with companion cats or dogs knows that they are unique individuals with their own personalities. I think animals' secret to gettin…

- Jonathan Balcombe

The more we learn, the more questions arise.

- Jonathan Balcombe

I sense that, without sensitivity to physical pain and pleasure, man would not have known self-interest, and consequently know just or unjust acts. T…

- Jonathan Balcombe

We have to realize that treating animals well is in our best interests, too. Cruelty is indivisible; when you are cruel to an animal, you are trainin…

- Jonathan Balcombe