Today is National Pet Day 2017.
The holiday is perfect for celebrating your favorite animal, whether it be a dog, cat or a non-traditional choice like a rabbit, gerbil or iguana. It is the most important day of the year for thanking our animals as they provide us with endless amounts of love and cuddles.
In order to celebrate National Pet Day, we have compiled 10 quotes that you should tell someone else who is an animal lover. Grab your favorite one and pass it along via social media.
Whether it be Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, these are all perfect times to connect with animals and other human beings. Browse through the next few slides to check them out.
National Pet Day 2017
- “Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and a responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.” – James Cromwell
- “I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.” – Neil Gaiman
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- “Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” – George Eliot
- “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” – Anatole France
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“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” – Orhan Pamuk
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“Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.” – Colette
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- “Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because in the case of the pet, you were not pretending to love it.” – Amy Sedaris
- “A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” – Robert Benchley
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- “When I am feeling low all I have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns.” – Charles Bukowski
- “Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.” – Agatha Christie