And animals, without speech or hands, show kindness in thousands of different ways. All we have to do is open our eyes to it. That's what I want so much for people to understand. I want people to look around, to be open to what the animals are doing, to see it for what it is. Once people understand that their cat or dog has curled up beside them because it senses they are upset or scared, they'll see animal compassion for themselves.
Animals show kindness in great, dramatic heroic acts of courage.
But they also show it in subtle, quiet, beautiful ways. It's the subtlety that I want people to see. If they don't look, it passes right in front of them, and they don't recognize it. Animals know when we're troubled, and they can try in their own ways to help us.