[ConservativeMind]

The Almighty gave mankind the dominion over the creatures of creation, but that doesn't give us license for cruelty

I never said to be cruel to any animal. I've only said that a person's life is worth much more than that of an animal's. This includes yours over my own pet's life. When a rescuer comes with places for a pet or a fellow person in the boat, the rescuer must choose the person regardless. It is folly to suggest the animal over the human.

...by your own accounting I would be correct to loosen my grip upon your hand and let you slip into the void and save the horse.

By what accounting or set of words from a prior post, "elbucko"? I am not aware of any such occasion of my words, although I'd be glad to be told them if you can find them. Go ahead, I promise I've not asked the Admin to erase anything. I have only said to directly save humans over any animal.

Well, just what would you be worth, besides judgement?!

I am worth the same as you, "elbucko". And if we all needed to be sin-free to ever speak what the Bible says, then no one could ever say anything, including that of any pastor. Get real.

[Ichneumon]

I've only said that a person's life is worth much more than that of an animal's.

It's hardly that simple. Are the lives of the rapists, the looters, the shooters-at-rescuers, worth more than the life of a good faithful dog?

In any case, I agree with those who point out that real-world rescues are hardly as starkly simple a choice as "one or the other lives, and the other dies". Only in the most ridiculously contrived hypotheticals would saving an animal along with its owner actually condemn some other human to death.

[elbucko]

I have only said to directly save humans over any animal.

On any thread regarding animals, there are always those willing to surf by and hurl a puppy bomb into the discussion. No one on the thread has yet replied that they consider animal life above or equal to human life, they just share a common concern about the critters of this world caught in the same disaster as their betters. No one has posted "Save Dogs Not People!", nor "Save the Cats, Let the People Drown!". No, no one on this forum has posted such nonsense. Just their concern and the hope that consideration can be shown to God's lessor creatures when time and resource permit.

But then, some dick-head always has to swagger in on the thread, hike his pants up to his belly, spit and declare in a condescending manner, what is already obvious to all.

The only contribution these people make to such a thread with their "reality check", is to inform one and all that they have a superiority complex. The only information that they impart to the discussion that is of any value , is that they are a poster who needs to be avoided and ignored.

Now, don't you have some kittens to drown?!