[quote]Validity is subjective.[/quote]Not in this context. Either it is rational (valid) or irrational (invalid). [quote]You still haven't answered [i]my [/i]question.[/quote]Well, I posed a question first and you have yet to answer it sufficiently. But no, I am not arguing for arguments' sake and my point is that saving your pet just because it means more to you is an irrational (invalid) way to come to a decision in a situation like this.