Top Quotes About Veterinarians

Veterinarians are a special breed of person, requiring intelligence and skill as well as an intense love for animals. It is no wonder that there are a number of quotes, humorous and poignant, that have been devoted to veterinarians throughout the years.

The best doctor in the world is a veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what is the matter -- he's got to just know. - Will Rogers (American entertainer, famous for his pithy and homespun humour, 1879-1935)
 
Here was my lesson in the reach of veterinary medicine, in how an animal doctor may not be the one standing up when disaster strikes and someone shouts, "Is there a doctor in the house?" But occasionally, if he or she is lucky, a vet can help heal a sick loved one. - Nick Trout (Ever By My Side: A Memoir in Eight [Acts] Pets)

I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs... [They] are an obligation put on us, a responsibility we have no right to neglect, nor to violate by cruelty. - James Herriot (Scottish Veterinarian and Writer. 1916-1995)

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 (Scottish Veterinarian and Writer. 1916-1995)

It's a slippery slope. I'm not willing to jump off the bridge unless the veterinarians are willing to jump off the bridge. - Sen Richard Sears

Maybe they could have the veterinarians train people to carry out the executions. - David Magnus

If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet. - Allison Janney

I'm an animal lover, but I don't have the smarts to be a vet or the heart to have been a vet cause I cry over any wounded animal. - Julie Gold

First I wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realized you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I'd just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead. - Paris Hilton