First of all I said nothing about being "Above all creatures" I simply stated that MOST animals aren't developed in the same way as we are emotions wise. WHICH IS SCIENTIFICALLY TRUE. Their brains just aren't developed that way. Their goal is to survive and thrive like they where evolved to and they do so with supreme skill. I admire them for that, they serve the entire world without thinking about it without contemplating whether it was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do. If anything I think THEY are above us as generally all we care about is ourselves. I just don't think it's necessary to treat animals like they ARE humans and coddle them like our own children. Animals deserve more respect than that. Play with them to sharpen their natural abilities, feed them, cuddle and rub them to satisfy a mutual need for comfort and right there that's a true closeness you will never get from just toting that pet around and subjecting it to human activities like dressing up, looking pretty with that sparkly collar, teaching it to do meaningless tricks like role over and dance.
IIN that it bothers me when people impose human emotions onto animals?
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First of all I said nothing about being "Above all creatures" I simply stated that MOST animals aren't developed in the same way as we are emotions wise. WHICH IS SCIENTIFICALLY TRUE. Their brains just aren't developed that way. Their goal is to survive and thrive like they where evolved to and they do so with supreme skill. I admire them for that, they serve the entire world without thinking about it without contemplating whether it was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do. If anything I think THEY are above us as generally all we care about is ourselves. I just don't think it's necessary to treat animals like they ARE humans and coddle them like our own children. Animals deserve more respect than that. Play with them to sharpen their natural abilities, feed them, cuddle and rub them to satisfy a mutual need for comfort and right there that's a true closeness you will never get from just toting that pet around and subjecting it to human activities like dressing up, looking pretty with that sparkly collar, teaching it to do meaningless tricks like role over and dance.