I think the quote you mention is biblical in origin, could be wrong though. The one you mention is more popular (I've got a copy hanging in the garage).
Yeah our animals all get names, the kids used to name them all, even the chickens. This guy was known as 'Dude' and got alot of lovin' and good pastures during his life, along w/ a bottle of homebrew before the killin' was done, which has been our tradition under such circumstances for quite a while :).
thomas