Why dogs and cats are souls & not property

Why dogs and cats are souls & not property

We have all endured the pain when a family member dies and we all get together to express the sorrow. The fact we cry when people die is because we know that people have souls and that makes them special to us and to those who love them.There is an expression we often use that we sometimes take for granted. It goes like this - “The Eyes are the window to your soul” – William Shakespeare.  

Let’s face it, when we look into the eyes of your puppy or kitten, you see a soul. Your mind and heart is filled with emotions that equal any feeling for a human being as we take to the heart everything that happens from the moment you accept his soul into your life. We have all done it, we have all loved an animal and treated it like it is or was one of our own.Treat it as property and you may not feel the connection but regardless how you treat it, it will love you regardless. This is why some animals are not property but rather they are living souls. They feel pain and emotion just like us. Whether or not you accept this determines how you treat it. 

Why do we take a sick dog or cat to the vet and ask them to heal it and make it better? We don’t want our pets to suffer and if they are in pain we treat them like we would our own. We seek the help we need to make them better. 

My dog has a soul. My puppy is a living soul. She feels love and she feels pain. She breathes the same air as I do and she shares the same space as I sleep or move around. She is part of me. She does not belong to me as a product or property but rather as a partner in life with a soul. 

Looking into their eyes you can see their emotions. They act and react to your voice, your hands and your movements like any other living soul. Why would we deny them the love and care we give other living souls? When it is all said and done, they are equal to the task of loving you and ask not much in return except to give them love and care to keep them healthy and safe. 

We as a society are passing laws to prevent abuse or torture. We as a human race accept and recognize their value as our partners in life. They have animal rights but not human rights and when you equate an animal to a human being we are equating it to a rock or computer or anything that is not living perhaps we are now at the point recognizing they too have souls. 

I wrote this to bring awareness to the harm done to animals by people who feel they are mere product or a piece of property they can do what they want or cast it away like a broken toy. Take a moment out of your life and look into their eyes and you will see that unlike anything else you can buy out there, this beautiful creature has a soul. Let us not forget an animal, any animal big or small, domestic or wild, has a right to live without pain, suffering and torture and we should respect their rights as much as we do our own.