A disposition to cause pain, whether to our fellowmen or to the brute creation, is satanic. Many do not realize that their cruelty will ever be known, because the poor dumb animals cannot reveal it. But could the eyes of these men be opened, as were those of Balaam, they would see an angel of God standing as a witness to testify against them in the courts above. A record goes up to heaven, and a day is coming when judgment will be pronounced against those who abuse God’s creatures.—Patriarchs and Prophets, 443 (1890). {2MCP 514.3}

Det er djævelsk at gøre fortræd, både når det går ud over mennesker og dyr. Mange mennesker er ikke klar over, at deres grusomhed vil blive afsløret, fordi dyrene ikke kan røbe noget, men hvis disse menneskers øjne blev åbnet ligesom Bileams, ville de se, at der er en engel fra Gud til stede, og han vil vidne imod dem ved den himmelske domstol. Der bliver aflagt rapport i Himmelen, og en dag vil der blive afsagt dom over dem som misbruger Guds skabninger. — Patriarker og profeter, 443 (1890).