No offense taken.
There are several references to living creatures other than mankind having a soul. The Bible is clear that God made a covenant with them; they praise Him and obey; and, they were subjected to corruption and death through no fault of their own. You’ll find comments from me on any number of pet loss condolence threads here on FR, outlining these passages, most eloquently in Romans, but also in Chronicles, Job and others.
I’ll gladly peruse.
Thank you for the direction and God Bless.