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Originally Posted by VickiG  He said a vet told him that an animal is an animal, |
What the heck is that supposed to mean? An animal is an animal -- well I guess that is so, a human being is a human being and a jackass is a jackass. Maybe he can figure where in there is belongs.
I never really understood people wanting to treat pets like family, until I had my own. It is not a feeling that can be easily explained. They give so much more than they expect from us. Unconditional trust and love -- worth quite alot! They are also capable of so much more understanding and thought process than I ever realized. Once you see them figure things out, play us like a violin, and display so much intelligence it is hard to think of them as merely "animals." Or maybe it is that "animals" have elevated in status since I have seen what it really means to be an animal. Another factor would be that human beings are really animals too, by some definitions such as: " a living organism characterized by voluntary movement." So, we are all a lot closer than some think.
But don't worry -- until that guy experiences it for himself, he will never understand and thta is his loss.