[jeffml84]

I recently got a "rescue" and she is something else. It's difficult to think of them as just animals.

Sometimes I feel guilty for being stressed, I feel like she's soaking it all up and I'm stressing her out.

Incredibly empathetic animals.

[defterGoose]

They are more than animals in that they're one of the only animals that would be considered a family member. Really makes you consider whether "love" is a noun or a verb.

[jeffml84]

Honestly, I used to say things like "I understand you care about your pets, but you should not love them equal to a human. We should be aware of how we value animals compared to humans."

Then I got a dog.

:P