[quote]I've decided you deserve to understand alittle bit about perspective.[/quote]You can spare me your condescension. [quote]Who decides that human beings are more entitled to life over the animal kingdom?[/quote]Not once did I say that. I said that there are likely more people/conscious creatures that would be negatively affected if the person drowned than the dog. And yes, I am well aware of humanity's destructive nature. [quote]No im not vegetarian utilitarian hippie any of that.[/quote]Are you trying to shrug off some perfectly valid beliefs by calling them "hippie"? That strikes me as very close-minded.