Animal Friends Educational Posters, Prints & Charts Index

Animals differ from plants in that their cells do not have cellulose walls, they lack cholorphyll and thus the capacity for photosynthesis, and they can locomate.

The word “animal” comes from the Latin “anima”, meaning vital breath or soul; Carl Gustav Jung uses the word anima for female soul image and the word animate means to enliven (i.e. animated cartoons). When the word “animal” is used in a biological sense, humans are included; in everyday usage, “animal” usually refers to non-human animals. The study of animals is zoology.

Animal pets, such as cats and dogs, are companions; horses, oxen, elephants and dogs have been trained to provide work service; other animals, both wild and domesticated, interact with humans as food sources.

The experiemental psychologist Harry Harlow is said to be responsible for the animal liberation movement.

• “Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.” ~ Colette
• “We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.” ~ William R. Inge
• “He 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.” ~ Immanuel Kant
• “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ~ John Steinbeck
• “A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
• “Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind. He is the only animal that for sordid wages will march out ... and help to slaughter strangers of his own species who have done him no harm and with whom he has no quarrel ... And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for ‘the universal brotherhood of man’ - with his mouth.” ~ Mark Twain
• “The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.” ~ Emile Zola

Animal Friends Posters, Prints & Charts Index Educational posters, prints and charts of animal friends; for the classroom and home.

Animal Friends Posters, Prints & Charts Index
Educational posters, prints and charts of animal friends; for the classroom and home.