When asked about the individual persistence of the animal’s
personality after death, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said:
“Even the most developed dog has not the immortal soul of
the man; yet the dog is perfect in its own place. You do not quarrel with a
rose-tree because it cannot sing!”
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Notes of conversations;
‘Abdu’l-Baha in London’)
