There is not an animal (That lives) on the earth, Nor a being that flies On its wings, but (forms Part of) communities like you.  Nothing have We omitted From the Book, and they (all) Shall be gathered to their Lord In the end. - The Holy Quran, 6:38

He created the earth for all creatures...Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny? - The Holy Quran, 55:10,13

Seest thou not that it is ALLAH Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And ALLAH knows well all that they do - The Holy Quran, 24:41

Seest thou not that to ALLAH bow down in worship all things that are in the heavens and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a great number are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as ALLAH shall disgrace, None can raise to honour: for ALLAH carries out all that He wills. - The Holy Quran, 22:18

O ye who believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. - The Holy Quran, 5:95

A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is as bad as an act of cruelty to a human being. - The Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)

Whosoever is kind to the creatures of ALLAH, is kind to himself - The Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from (the severity of) thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with water and kept on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So ALLAH approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise." -  Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Ablutions (Wudu'), Volume 1, Book 4, Number 174

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said, "A woman entered the (Hell) Fire because of a cat which she had tied, neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth." -  Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Beginning of Creation, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 535

Milk is "healing," ghee is "medicine," and beef is "disease." - The Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)

Muezza (or Mu'izza) (Arabic: معزة‎) is said to have been The Prophet Muhammad's (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) favorite cat. According to legend, The Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) one day awoke at the sound of the call to prayer. Preparing to attend, HE began to clothe himself; however, HE soon discovered Muezza sleeping on the sleeve of his robe. Rather than wake her, HE used a pair of scissors to cut the sleeve off, leaving the cat undisturbed; when HE returned from prayers, The Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) received a bow from Muezza in thanks. HE then stroked his beloved cat three times. It is also believed that when The Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) gave sermons within his household, HE would often hold Muezza in his lap. Further anecdotes state that The Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) sometimes used water that Muezza had drunk from for wudu.

Other creatures kill mainly for survival whereas we kill mainly for self-gratification. – Akbarali Jetha

Is there any difference between Hitler's camp and our slaughter-houses? - Akbarali Jetha

Our diet should be based on harmlessness. - Akbarali Jetha

Strange, that man should attribute cannibalism only to those, who eat the flesh of their own kind. - Akbarali Jetha

The diet can reveal much of a man's personality. - Akbarali Jetha

What higher honour can ALLAH bestow upon us, than to create amongst us such harmless creatures as ants. - Akbarali Jetha

A change in our diet could change our destiny. - Akbarali Jetha

We have built slaughter houses for animals and hospitals for ourselves. - Akbarali Jetha

In war we do not eat what we kill, lest it should be considered barbarous. - Akbarali Jetha

There can never be peace and happiness in the world so long as we exploit other living creatures for food or otherwise. - Akbarali Jetha

Slaughter of animals for food can exist only in a barbaric society. - Akbarali Jetha

It is strange to hear people talk of Humanitarianism, who are members of societies for the prevention of cruelty to children and animals, and who claim to be ALLAH-loving men and women, but who, nevertheless, encourage by their patronage the killing of animals merely to gratify the cravings of appetite. - Otoman Zar-Adusht Ha'nish