I would rather see a blank space where I am. This will sound like fruitcake stuff again, but at least I wouldn't be harming anything. We are not here to gather members, to please, to placate, to make friends. We're here to hold the radical line. Eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship, enjoyment at a distance.
People bring diseases on themselves.
I might choose the human baby or I might choose the dog. I take responsibility for everything that happens to me. Everyone can pull themselves up. I have more sympathy for animals because they don't deserve anything that happens to them. There are no clear distinctions between us and animals.