When I’m going down the highway and an animal runs in front of my car I apply some pressure to the brakes But I don’t do anything drastic. A couple of times my kids asked me if I didn’t like animals and my reply has always been “No, I like rabbits just fine, I just love you guys more!”
Exactly I seen some severe crashes because people have tried to avoid hitting animals.
Even very small ones that would do no damage to the vehicle what so ever.
Pets are pets they are replaceable.