A human being is not a pet.
>>A human being is not a pet.<<
That is true. That changes not a whit how people feel about their pets nor does it invalidate their feelings.
This person chose to use her own money to take this extraordinary step to save something she loves dearly.
Who are you to say that is bad?
I deeply mourn the loss of the cats I had for 18 and 25 years respectively to this day and it has been 10+ years since they passed. Is my pain any the less b/c they were not human?
Cats think so.