Animals vs humans

[fifi669]

AIBU to think if faced with choosing a pet over a human (even if a stranger), you should choose the human?

The idea was brought up in another thread and put in life or death situation. Building on fire contains your pet and a stranger. You could only save one, who would it be?

I had a dog, Ralph, I cried my heart out when he died 3 years ago. The only dog I wasn't scared of! But I can't imagine leaving a person to die instead, no matter how my heart would break.

Candy! Genius.

I genuinely thought you were talking about a real boy their Spider I thought oh thats odd behaviour for a child think I need to read things properly!

Oh littlewhite, I wish! The only thing I am really a genius at is procrastinating my university work. I blame MN and hypothetical burning building situations.

So your dog boy would rescue the boy from attackers, but you'd leave him screaming in a burning building, Spider Hmm

I can't be bothered to go back, but what was the general consensus on the bus issue? Was I the only stranger killer?

spiders dog is a humanist!

Lol, just read candycoated, littlewhitebag' 2tired & princess! That's really made me laugh & helping the shock to lesson that bit more! Ha ha.....

I live in the middle of nowhere. We don't see many buses.

"I cannot say firmly enough, I will choose my dog! And yes, I did take the time to ask these people their thoughts re this..... they said they'd choose my dog!"

They'd choose the dog over their son or over a stranger? How nice of them, either way.

outraged - yes, I think you were the only person to admit to being willing to push a stranger in front of a moving bus in order to rescue your pet, haha

but if you did Sharp? You're on holiday somewhere with many buses, one with a bomb on being driven by Sandra Bullock...

Dammit

Why would my dog be on a bus without me?!

Lol 2tired... Yes, sorry I used to think people were nuts for talking like that about their dogs before I got him! Yes, I would still choose my dog over a stranger....... it's been explained very clearly by others why. He is my family. To him I have a bond. He has a bond to me. If I see a human or animal in trouble I would try to help them. As I did tonight. But not at the expense of someone I love.

candy - He's running away from the irate relative of the person you didn't save in a recent fire....

I've lost many family members, including my father who I performed CPR on as he died. I carry that guilt already, but that has nothing to do with saving the light of my life over a random stranger.

There are plenty of insults I could throw out right now, but I won't because I'm capable of respecting other opinions, and I don't ever think it is acceptable to use mental health slurs to attack people, no matter how much I disagree with them. Then again, I'm a despicable person according to some on this thread, so I'm sure those threatening other people know better than me.

Your dog isn't on the bus Candy its about to be run over by the bus

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Well, he's a twat if he'd about to be run over by a bus. I've taught him time and time again to sit on the pavement and wait for the command.

Ivy fairy I think you are being deliberately obtuse...... My dog over a stranger. Their son is not a stranger to them. They know their son is a stranger to me. I asked would you save your dog over a stranger. They said they did not have a dog but they would save my dog over a stranger. Der!

Can I ask why your child - that I don't know and have never met - is in the burning building with me? As for all those that are terrified and appalled by this thread - what a sheltered life you lead.

Oh dear, I can't remember the exact terms of the bus hypothetical - there have been so many today, dontcha know!
However, I think it's fairly safe to say that I'd save my dog. He's just really big and I think he'd leave a bigger, stickier mess on the front of the bus than a nice, clean human. Someone has to clean that shit off, you know.

Surely a truly loyal owner would jump in front of the bus to save their dog rather that push a stranger under it!

That would be a stupid owner 2tired

@ 2tired

I agree - but that debate wouldn't be as interesting