[Xenalyte]

Apologies for sounding harsh, but my animals - my babies - are more important to me than you are.

The vast majority of humanity is less important to me than my dog and cats.

I will do whatever it takes to get them safely with me and my man.

[ConservativeMind]

I am only speaking from the perspective of a Christian.

You may speak from any other perspective you wish.

[maryz]

In all the talk about why people didn't evacuate, I was acutely aware that I would not have left my cat. I saw a reference on some thread to one shelter (not one involved in this; may have been in Florida) that decided to let people bring their pets because they believed many people who refused to evacuate did so because they wouldn't leave their pets.

Anyone recall the name of that group -- I believe it was a Baptist group -- that let people bring their pets on their buses? I'd like to give them something.

[cubreporter]

Good for you. You are a kind, loving person who would help someone else.

[ConservativeMind]

And your life is more important to me than that of my own pets.

I can handle that.

[elbucko]

Apologies for sounding harsh, but my animals - my babies - are more important to me than you are.

Don't apologies for sounding harsh, your response was the intent of "ConseravtiveMind's" post and he got off on it. On any animal thread there are always those who show up spouting either the obvious, as in this situation, or the "Law of the Jungle". They're not really telling us something that we don't already know, they are telling us something about themselves. That is, under certain situations, that they are not worth saving.

[LisaMalia]

Apologies for sounding harsh, but my animals - my babies - are more important to me than you are.

I can't believe I'm reading this statement. I have had pets, (dogs and cats) my entire life, cried and grieved for them when they died. But I would NEVER have put one of them above a decent human life.

And I apologize for sounding harsh, but can you imagine if the rescue workers had to save every pet of every person in distress? I'm sure when it came down to it, a blanket decision had to be made, save as many humans, or make accommodations for the pets, and maybe save less people.