Is there really a distinction between torturing humans and torturing pets? Aside from torture being torture, pets are members of people's families!
If I had to choose between my cat and my daughter...
Hell, if I had to choose between MY cat and YOUR daughter, the choice would will be easy
Why not? There's a difference between castrating a human and castrating an animal, right?
> pets are members of people's families!
If you could only rescue one member from some kind of deadly emergency and they had equal chances, would you prioritize the pet over a human member of your family?