Love Your Pet Day

February 20 is National Love Your Pet Day! Whether you share your life with a cat, dog, hamster, or another critter, it is a perfect time to express your affection for them. Go for a long walk, spend some extra time playing, or give them a lot of cuddles today. To help inspire you, here are 20 fantastic quotes that will make you want to hug your pet.

1. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”—Anatole France
2. “Time spent with cats is never wasted.”—Sigmund Freud
3. “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”—Groucho Marx
4. “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”—Winston Churchill
5. “Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.”—George Eliot
6. “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
7. “Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.”—Colette
8. “Happiness is a warm puppy.”—Charles Schultz
9. “If you don’t have a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you. But there may be something wrong with your life.”—Vincent Van Gogh
10. “The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.”—Mark Twain
11. “When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.”—Mark Twain
12. “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”—Jean Cocteau
13. “If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”—James Herriot
14. “Perhaps the greatest gift an animal has to offer is a permanent reminder of who we really are.”—Nick Trout
15. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”—Leonardo da Vinci
16. “The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic.”—Henry Ward Beecher
17. “I can’t imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven.”—Rick Warren
18. “I’ve met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”—Hippolyte Taine
19. “I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.”—Gilda Radner
20. “A dog is one of the few things in life that is as it seems.”—Mark J. Asher