I hate animal obsessed people

I strongly disagree that anyone should have their pets put down to "get a grip on reality". Why do the pets deserve to die for that? Not to mention that nobody deserves for someone they love to die, animal or not.

There are a lot of good answers here already. Some people simply have different priorities and may not be as close to family as their pets. Every situation is different.

Not everyone has a stellar relationship with their family, nor does everyone with pets.

To be honest, that divorce was warranted as both people were clearly not compatible. You never bring a pet into a relationship when one person is allergic. Its not fair to ask someone to suffer, nor is it fair to make the other give up their pet.

I don't think it's that simple.

In the example you give about your grandmother's funeral, we don't know how your brother felt about that. He may have had his own reasons for not going.

I believe that humans are more important than animals in the sense that I would always save a human over an animal in an emergency situation, because I think it's the right thing to do, but on a personal level someone may build a close relationship with an animal (even if you believe it to be one sided, it is still very much real to the person). In these cases the animal becomes very important to that person.

For example, I spend a lot of money and time on my cat. I love her. I don't love her anywhere near as much as I love my children, but I do still love her. My cat means more to me than a stranger. My cat means significantly more to me than my college ex boyfriend who was abusive etc.

Sorry if that's all come out a bit garbled, it's very early over here and I haven't had my coffee yet. I hope that makes sense.

Animals will always be valued above humans in my eyes.

*Grabs popcorn while waiting for RoseIsabella to turn up*

I think both should treated fairly not equally.
I had the same issue. I dated a bit older women for a while who had two dogs. One dog used to sleep on her bed everyday. I'm allergic to dog fur. You can't blame the dog for coming on the bed, that's what it's used to do. Without asking or telling her I got her dog, a dog bed because she knows I'm allergic, and the bed was expensive than I expected lol. So dog can sleep down stairs with the other dog when I'm therr. She kicked me out because of that. I wasn't bad towards the dog. I fed it when she is busy but never pet or gave it a bath because every time that dog touches my skin I had to see a doctor because I had red burning itchy skin.
When I told my mother what happened she said
I'm not blaming for her to do that, I'm blaming for you to date a idiot like that.
Btw dog died after few months later, feel sorry for the dog but not for her.

i would save my pet chickens over a human including a human baby my chickens are epic

The neighbors at my moms house hate her because she steals everyones dogs. All of a sudden the dog starts sleeping at her house and she takes it to the vet and shit. But last time I went to jail for only 1 week I had my wife take my dog to her house because i got evicted from my house and my mom got rid of my dog the 2nd day and then went out by the end of the month and bought the same kind of dog for herself. Shes a dick can take care of every dog indefinitely but if its my dog shes gonna get rid of it. Cant wait a week. Ill never forgive her for that thats a cunt move

Animals are better than humans.

I disagree with your statement while not justifying your brother not turning up for your grandma's funeral, because it was quite shitty of him. I love animals and in fact I do value them more than people, or at least equally. People are animals too and some humans have a strong sense of superiority and lack of respect for other living beings, which really pisses me off. Of course I love my close ones a lot and respect them, but I love my dog pretty much equally, as she is a part of my family too. When it comes to people vs other animals on the planet, humans did way more harm to it and we're destroying our own "home" even though we're supposed to be the smartest animals. It's not necessarily good.

Simply put, some people just have different priorities. Personally, I value both human lives and animal lives equally. Sometimes you just have to consider that maybe, just maybe, some people don't value family.

Ehh, I’ve honestly skipped out on funerals before simply because they were too difficult for me to attend. I love my cat more than most people honestly, though I still ultimately prioritize the people in my life more. But yeah, OP’s post sounds a liiiitle bit judgey to me, but I wasn’t there so I will withhold my judgement. I’m sorry about your grandma, I hope you’re doing better now…😕

Apart from family and a certain person I hold very dear in my heart, I couldn't give the proverbial toss about people, especially children.

If it's my mom and my siblings it's equal. Otherwise, my pet matters more than anything.

Why would you say that? Pets are apart of family just as much as human members. Your brother was obviously closer to his dog more than his grandmother, and that is why he didn't show up. Perhaps it is you who needs to grow up.

Neither in this case. Its a personal choice if family or pet matters more to someone. But when it comes to choosing who gets to live (if you have to rescue someone and cant say all) I think humans are generally worth more.

The death of my dog is actually the only death I have truly mourned so far and have had two grandparents die (did cry in funeral, but there was no long term mourning) that I actually liked. But on a personal level I was closer to the dog (actually spent lots of time together and felt I had a deep bonding with them). And death of really old people becomes only to expect soon and a deliverance for them. You just do not choose how sad you get and the latest death did not even feel real. I only met them like a few times annually due to living far away and think the sadness is waiting until I actually visit where they uses to live, only then you feel like they are actually missing. Feelings are strange, that's how it is.

If the post you read is the one I'm thinking of, the guy didn't get divorced, his girlfriend just broke up with him.

What’s so good about humans? My family is emotionally and physically neglectful, they treat my sisters better than me by not dismissing them and actually listening to their emotional needs, and I’ve been neglected for my scoliosis and dental treatment. My mother still denies that I have scoliosis even though I showed her my back, if it were severe scoliosis, she would have no doubt at all which is fucking stupid. They never take me seriously.

When I’m depressed or extremely upset, my cat is far more emotionally attuned than my parents and siblings. They don’t give a shit about talking to me so close myself off and am stop trying to talk to them. My cat is way better than them with giving my attention to my sadness and even anger by chilling with me.

I’ve been mistreated by humans countless times. They use me, judge me, ridicule me, make fun of me since I was four years old. Why would I hold humans to a higher standard?

I think it's only bad if pets are treated better than significant others.

“I’ve been raised on the internet and haven’t left my computer for the past 16 years and I don’t know what kind of tree is in my front yard” moment

I think pets are nothing just animals. You should not keep pets and if you have them it's just an animal.