“It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal.”—Joaquin Phoenix

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I don't get the separation between humans and animal. Like saying "it takes nothing away from a dog to be kind to animals."

Human is a kind of animal. Like a giraffe or a rhinoceros.
- I agree that in general we too often seperate humans from our status as members of the animal kingdom. Though, in this quote it's generally clear that it's referring to non-human animals