So, until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will always be the animal refugee living a precarious life on the edge of extermination, dependent for existence on the charity of a few human beings.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Animals will only be protected when we value them as we do historic books or monuments; otherwise they remain refugees dependent on a few humans.
- In plain terms
- We must respect animals like cultural treasures to stop their endangerment.
- What can you take from it?
- Elevate animal protection to a cultural priority.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean to revere animal life?
- How can societies shift perception of animals?
Another view
Comparing living beings to inanimate objects may ignore their agency.
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