Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic View Post
What do you mean? While I agree, animals are not people (though, people are animals), animals do feel, they do think, they do 'act' like people in that they love, play, experience a wide range of emotions and are entitled to respect, care, and all the basic necessities that should be afforded all living creatures.

I am not sure how animal welfare (which is NOT what PETA ever stood for, btw) could ever be taken waaayyyyy too far.
I am not trying to say that they don't feel/think, but they do not feel and think like WE do. We tend to humanize pets to fulfill our own satisfactions and understandings (it's much easier to believe that the dog pooped on the carpet because they're mad you left them versus they just had to go, for one example). They may act like us in some aspects, but they are still animals at the end of the day. Yes, we are animals too. But they don't have reasoning or rational thought as we do and they don't make connections the same way we do.

They absolutely need and DESERVE love, respect, care, and basic necessities, I've never said anything to imply otherwise. I'm a vet tech!!!

I did erroneously say 'welfare' instead of 'rights' (I've been studying for hours every day this week for my state board coming up so I'm a bit fried atm), and they do take animal rights way too far.