BronxWench

In most peoples books, human lives take precedence over animal lives. But not all, and I really don’t think there’s something wrong with that. I can’t tell you to see human lives and dachsund lives as similar, and you can’t tell me not to. We favour humans because we are humans, so there’s that obligatory loyalty there, and most of us have been taught that we as a species are superior. If you relate more with humans of course you’re going to value their lives more. That doesn’t mean their lives have more value. Unless you define value as in how they contribute to human society. 

For example, I believe life is valuable and that belief isn’t conditional to how I relate to other species or how those species can contribute to human society. But if there was a dog or a potted plant in a burning building, I wouldn’t save the potted plant over the dog. I don’t relate to a potted plant. I don’t understand how their suffering functions the same way I understand a dog. But a child vs a dog would be a much tougher choice to me, because I understand both. I’d probably choose the child, but I would not be able to live with myself – that dog’s death would haunt me. 
I do see my pets as my children. I don’t think they’re the same as human children, of course human children grow up into human adults, and trumps or cosbys so there’s a smidge more responsibility involved in shaping their minds and teaching them respect, and if they bite somebody, the neighbours can’t have them immediately executed. But I love them unconditionally. I value them. I am responsible for their lives, their happiness, and I am the only loving, nurturing authority they know. And I work at a shelter so I see what abandonment does every single day. I worry often about what will happen to them if something happened to me. 

As you can tell by my rant, I feel very strongly about this.

No, “save this human or that human” is not similar to “save this human or that dachshund.” I’m sorry, but in my book, human lives take precedence over animal lives. 
Of course, this isn’t a hard and fast rule. In a burning building, I would choose to save one of my cats over, say, Larry Nassar. But then, I’d probably choose to save my toaster oven over Larry Nassar, so...

If it were my upstairs neighbor’s son? To be brutally honest, I’d rescue the Pizza Rat first, although the fault lies more with the parents than with the little miscreant.
I’ve been through a lot with my wee corgi lass already. We’ve seen her through some pretty severe epileptic seizures, sat with her in hospital, and my iPod is set with alarms for her medication schedule. I couldn’t leave her behind, not after all we’ve been through. Granted, I’d get my mother and the kids out first, but I’d go back for her. She’s worth it.

If it were my upstairs neighbor’s son? To be brutally honest, I’d rescue the Pizza Rat first, although the fault lies more with the parents than with the little miscreant.
I’ve been through a lot with my wee corgi lass already. We’ve seen her through some pretty severe epileptic seizures, sat with her in hospital, and my iPod is set with alarms for her medication schedule. I couldn’t leave her behind, not after all we’ve been through. Granted, I’d get my mother and the kids out first, but I’d go back for her. She’s worth it.

Haha~ Maybe leave him a comment on it? I use Discus for commenting. He’d definitely appreciate some positive comments going his way.

Sounds like he really loves what he’s writing about. It was well done, and there was actually a movie in there I haven’t even heard of! Kudos. 

I just fixed the link, so others should be able to get to it through there now~

There it goes.

http://nightmarenostalgia.com/2018/06/08/creature-feature-presents-rabies-it-is-a-silent-predator-and-its-all-around-us/

That’s an awesome thing to believe, in my opinion. Haha~

I'm just going to believe that it means I'm the chosen one of some AFF specific demon. 

It definitely means something to me~ Sweet 666 by H.I.M. is one of my top favourite songs~

“666” and you, I think that means something

Cherish the Sweet 666! XD I made a pun on a favourite song of mine by an awesome band I love.

I screenshot your rep. It’s too awesome not to. Haha~ This way, if it does go up any, then there’ll still be an image of it at that level.

I screenshotted it too lol. I will cherish it for ever and ever. 

I would die laughing and click that like button, but… 
 

I’m not allowed to use those two words in the same sentence without an Oral warning code.

I’m proud/disappointed in both of you. Not one mention of beavers or maple syrup. 

US acquires Canada in search of better leadership.

“The year is 2020. From all over Canada they came. The engineers, the designers, the labourers. The wall rises almost a mile high now. Still they build. It won’t be enough. It won’t ever be enough.”

I’m quite sure we’d have a great many volunteers to do just that.

Couldn’t we just ask Singapore to keep the tangerine-faced shitgibbon and lock him in some forgotten monastery somewhere? I’m hip-deep in edits as it is! 

I’m quite sure we’d have a great many volunteers to do just that.

Couldn’t we just ask Singapore to keep the tangerine-faced shitgibbon and lock him in some forgotten monastery somewhere? I’m hip-deep in edits as it is!