Originally posted by lisalee

I have a deep love of animals and perfer to make this world a better place for them as I grow older. I find it sad that kids/babies are placed so much higher in society than animals. I find people to be selfish that can't open there hearts to let an animal into there home. I find them to be the most selfish.

Lisa,
While I am glad that you love animals - I am completely bewildered and blown away by that second statement.
Next Sunday is Mother's Day, and if you are still blessed enough to have your own mother alive, or whoever the woman is who took care of you and raised you as a child, I hope you will honor her for NOT sharing in your feelings, and considering YOU, Lisa, as more than an animal. If it was your dad - thank God for him!
This thread was an honest attempt to understand the desire to have or not to have...children. While I realize many of us do love our pets in quite a similar way to our children - I know I do, to make a statement that you "find it sad that kids/babies are placed so much higher in society than animals" is far beyond my comprehension - and highly insulting.