My father so appropriately put it that we are certainly the only animal that makes conscious choices that are bad for our survival as a species.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us.
Animals, or at least those who are conscious and capable of suffering or enjoying their lives, are not things for us to use in whatever way we find convenient.
The only thing that can save us as a species is seeing how we're not thinking about future generations in the way we live.
Our unconscious is not more animal than our conscious, it is often even more human.
We're one of the only animals in the world that don't really think of ourselves as animals, but we are animals, and we must respect our fellow animals.
Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace.
Animals mean everything to me. We have to be their voice and protectors.
All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
My mother early on taught us to respect all animals, and I mean all animals - not just cats and dogs but rats and snakes and spiders and fish and wildlife, so I really grew up believing they are just like us and just as deserving of consideration.
At any rate, we can see that they are given into our care, that we cannot just do whatever we want with them. Animals, too, are God's creatures.