> Someone who shows such an extreme attachment to an animal that they would value the animals life over that of another human being are also showing a kind of misanthropic behavior and it too can indicate that they may become a danger to society.
My pets — like my family members — are under my Protection and are entitled to be Protected by me.
I value the lives of my pets over the life of any sociopath who might decide to harm or kill my pets. That isn’t even a difficult moral equation for me at all. That’s good pet ownership.
The slimeball who kicked that cat to death: his life is worth nothing at all. Ten years in the slammer would be a lenient penalty: it would be more efficient to string him up by the nuts, granted. He might rehabilitate after 10 years of porridge, so the Law in its majesty ought to extend him the benefit of the doubt and spare his life.
You summed it up nicely. :)
There is a popular piece of propaganda from animal rights groups that says a mouse is a dog is a child.
I have a question for you two that can answer whether your pet attachments are unhealthy.
What would you do if you found your child beating a cat to death? Would you want to put him in jail for 10 years in your benevolence or maybe castrate him? Some other torture you’re willing to engage in?