Well, I hate to bring this into a discussion, but from my standpoint It's because we're not animals. We're beings set apart.
A religious standpoint not everyone agrees with and thats okay, but it is mine and one reason I never spend time comparing man to animal.
This view point I agree with.
ALL THAT SLITHERS - Ball Python aficionado/keeper
breeder of African soft fur Rats. Keeper of other small exotic mammals.
10 sugar gliders
2 tenrecs
5 jumping spiders
paludarium with fish
Brisingr the albino
Snowy the BEL
Piglet the albino conda hognose
FINALLY got my BEL,no longer breeding snakes. married to mechnut450..