[Gigantor]

But I AM human. I am NOT a cat. And humans were made in God's image (hint: it doesn't mean just physical). Cat's are, by definition, a natural resource.

Irrelevant. You can only know what you, yourself, feel. Your notions about why animals don't feel pain must logically include all beings other than yourself.

P.S. - Has the Rover passed anywhere near your location on the planet Mars?

[RobRoy]

"P.S. - Has the Rover passed anywhere near your location on the planet Mars?"

I don't live on planet mars. I live on planet "I haven't had TV in almost nine years." I am not part of the brainwashed masses. Talking animals in movies and TV shows have not jaded my perceptions. I see "dumb animals" as all men did for aproximately 99.9% of human history - before Bambi.