What I can't understand is why, Kromo you think that just because we reply to this post we must some how favour animals over people.
I don't think I've quite said that ( I wasn't addressing you but the trend in general which seems to exist). What I find confusing is people putting animals and humans on the same level when they're quite plainly not. My evidence for this is the instinctive way in which, like it or not, we do value an animal as less than a human. Notice how condemning we are of people just buying and selling other humans. Does anyone care about animals?
tiger: forgive me if I'm wrong, but do I detect a slight spiritual tinge to your answer (you seem to imply that they've been created, but it might just be me misconstruing your words)?
If so, then I'm afraid that's just another area where we fundamentally disagree: animals (like us) are bunches of cells and organs. I don't see them as put here for a reason - they're just there. Like we are.
They love us for nothing more than the time we give them.
They don't care what we give them
Food. Cats in any case only give a monkey's if you feed them. That's why they're so cool.
Animals seem to 'like' humans but I'm not entirely convinced anyone can legitimately say with certainty if they 'love' us or not.
dogs that would otherwise be dead, making such a difference
Of course. If there's a utilitarian use for them, then why not put them to it? That's just logical.
I can cry for both child and animal simply because they are not so far removed from eachother.
You put a child and a dog on the same level? What about a child and a fish?
Children are humans. They're therefore inherently worth more to fellow humans than something of another species.
Realise that if you say you