Huh? Because I don’t believe animals have souls, I’m not ‘observing them closely enough?’
Follow me around the farm for a day. I’ll show you how ‘up close and personal’ I am with every living thing here.
But souls? Nope.
You haven't been touched with the full power of the love between animal and human, and you are not alone.
We are carnivores, they are food for us. We need their abilities when hunting, needing security and leading us, ie the blind.
We are gifted with these creatures for a reason. And we are commanded to take care of them for a reason.
I expect God loves all of His handiwork pretty thoroughly and I expect only HE knows who is going to be taken to heaven.