Which would you attempt to save?

[Pam]

Originally posted by bnormal
no question...human every time. Others don't give you hope....they give you opportunity...hope resides in yourself.

Well said!

[primabella]

I'm leaning toward human too, I was from the beginning. I just started getting a bit unsure and then I didn't know. I guess it depends on what kind of person or animal is trapped in there and the situation they're in.

no question...human every time. Others don't give you hope....they give you opportunity...hope resides in yourself.

I like the way you said that bnormal.

I would try to save a human first, than go back for the animals.
(unless of course, I new that person is a monster
of a human being.)

Yep, I agree.

If my mom and my cats were in a house that was burning and I would be angry if someone saved my cat and let my mom die. I love Tibby and Corkscrew so much, but my parents and family are more important to me.

Same here.

I'm an animal lover. In movies, I bawl when animals get hurt, but I don't really care as much when people do.

lol Same here. I cried during Sweet Home Alabama when she was talking to her dead Coonhound. lol

I think I'll have to say that, as much as I hate people sometimes, I'd have to go for human. Especially if it is a child. I have a soft spot for kids. Hopefully, I'll never have to go through anything like this (or anyone one, for that matter)

[micki76]

Originally posted by petsrthebest
About this issue, I think it is sad and horrible that a human being would save an animal over a human in a burning house. As much as I love animals, I cannot and will not delay a human's safety to after that of an animal.

Once every human is safe, I would then go and try to save the animals, and if any of them is gone by that time, although I would grieve and feel terrible, I would feel far worse by neglecting a human being in a burning house to save an animal, and letting that human lose its life in that time.

Well said petsrthebest! It would be more gut wrenching if it were one of my babies I had to let die, but for another person, I'd definitely make the sacrifice. Now if it were just me & the pets I'd die trying to get them out.

[cali]

thats easy, the animal plain and simple what I care about most is animals people are close to last on my list of what I care about.

[Fox-Gal]

Petsrthebest....well said. I was a little supprised that there was as many as there were that picked animals over Human.

My pets mean the world to me.....but my family and friends are my world. I couldn't sleep at night knowing that I let a human die.

The news headlines "Woman save family pet, from burning home, Family dies" How would you react if you read that?
Or would "Woman saves family from burning home, family pet dies" Sound better to you?

It be better if we never had to read any headline like that, of course.

[Karen]

I stand by my original post. Both at the same time. If that were not possible, it would depend on the situation, but a person is NOT always capable of saving him/herself in a fire, so no one should assume the person would be okay and the pet wouldn;t. Cats have survived devastating fires by hiding in the fireplace, for instance, but no human would fit there, nor would the air quality be good enough for a person.

It would depend, but given say, an infant and a small cat/dog, one under each arm. A dog that trusted me, I'd grab the person and say "c'mon boy, follow me, come on." In fact, if the smoke was bad, we humans are better off crawling toward the door if we can, and what dog would not want to participate in that? Every dog I know would be following right next to the crawling humans saying "What is dis game? Why you onna floor? We goin' dis way?"

If it was a "dash in and dash out" situation, and the human was unconscious, and I could for some reason only rescue one each time, I'd put a moist cloth over the mouth of human and animal to filter the smoke somewhat, rescue the human first, animal next, but again - where are my fellow firefighters?

There are many firemen - volunteer and paid - on my family tree, and my next-door neighbor is a retired fireman. I have the utmost of respect for those who put their own lives on the line every day, and who make these agonizing decisions in a heartbeat as a matter of course.

We should all pray we are never in such a situation, and the next time we each meet a firefighter, we should say "Thank you" because most of us never have to even think about these things, the firefighters do.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Karen


We should all pray we are never in such a situation, and the next time we each meet a firefighter, we should say "Thank you" because most of us never have to even think about these things, the firefighters do.

Well said. Firefighters do a great deed for the well-being of humanity. They deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded for their life-saving efforts. They even sacrifice their lives for others. Firefighting is in my opinion, a very rewarding career, but requires bravery and self sacrifice, and not everyone can be one or even think of doing what they do to save the lives of many. Kudos to all the firefighters out there!

[cloverfdx]

Humans have not given me any hope in life.

~nods~ same here, i would not be able to live without my furry friends, and would not want to.

~shudders~ tis my worst fear to be stuck in a house fire and not be able to get my animals out safe , of course i would assist in helping my family but surly they are capable of helping themselves where as the animals would not have a clue as to what was going on, and would be terrified.

sorry to be so cold harted and anti social to the human race, but i have no time to spare for them (unless they are crazy about the care and welfare of all animals, then i may give them the time of day)

[Amber]

I would prolly save the humaun only because my mom always told me..animals can be replaced but you cant! but I would save the animal if it was my own..

[pitc9]

It would all depend on the situation!