Someone I considered a friend

[susanne]

I always aim to accept people's different beliefs and attitudes, but I'm like Jill -- I don't trust people who don't like animals, and if this man is indeed a cat hater or worse, a cat killer, I would definitely put the kobosh on the personal friendship and maintain a polite business relationship.

As for religions, many fundamentalist sects believe that animals are lesser beings, here to serve us, and even when they encourage kindness, it is of a paternalistic nature, not born out of respect.

I believe that we humans are amongst the lesser of the animal world. We could only hope to live up to their limitless dapacity for love and forgivenness. I more often consider animals rather than humans to be my friends.

I am civil and polite to everyone, but I reserve friendship for those I truly respect. I do not need anyone in my life who does not truly love animals.

 

[Robin1]

I don't know that looking at pictures will tell you much.

Many people can look at pictures without without showing or saying anything about "their" feelings.

Robin

 

[Horse Hugs]

Well, personally, I wouldn't want to be friends with someone who would harm a cat., but if you weren't friends with everyone that did something you didn't like you might not have any more friends.

I'm not too surprised though, that he would be such a caring person towards your husband and then hate cats. Most people are hypocritical when it comes down to it. Why is it ok to love certain animals and kill others. Like people that raise minis and then go out and kill deer? or have a pet rabbit but kill all the mice around their property. Man has always done pretty much what he has wanted always justifying it one way or another.