"I am more credible than anyone else that has posted. Killing people over dogs and cats?"
Yep, you're a legend in your own mind.
"Pets are not replacements for children."
Nope. In my opinion, they are superior to children. No college fund, no wrecking your car, no staying out until three a.m. making you wild with worry. I used to think that I wanted kids. Now I'm more than content to leave my friends have the kids and all of the incredible pain in the ass worries that they bring.
One friend's daughter is, at 15, spreading her legs for anything with a penis, has been arrested close to a dozen times for theft, possession, drunk in public, disorderly conduct, and is turning into a hardcore substance abuser. The way I figure it, it won't be long before she's selling herself for a line of coke. Gotta love her, though, I guess, simply because she's a "human" being.
My dog, as a puppy, was better behaved than her, and a hell of a lot more interesting, to boot.
"And I feel sorry for any 'people' who feel that animals are people's equivalent."
Animals aren't equivilent to people.
They're better in far too many ways to count.
Don't like my attitude? Oh well, it's not as if I give a damn about what you think about me. I do, however, care what my dogs think.
