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I don't know the context of this, but I love the quote:

What is the use of this fuss about morality when the issue only involves a horse? The first and most difficult teaching of civilization concern's man's behavior to his inferiors. Make humanity gentle or reasonable towards animals, and strife or injustice between human beings would speedily terminate. ~ Dr. Edward Mayhew

and heck, why not this?

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men masscre animals, they will kill each other. ~ Pythagoras