Kirsten,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...and looks matter somehow? I don't think so. BUT, you can't change someone's impression of pets...and, face it, some people do see them as 'just animals'. That is there problem, not yours. I don't see the need to discuss it with him, and when he does start down that path, tune him out. It isn't worth it, really, it isn't.

Still praying for Luna!!