Aside from having an aquarium when I was a kid, I've never owned pets, so I guess that probably affects my opinion on this matter...
But I would never in a million years considering saving someone's dog or cat over their child or grandmother. I can't even begin to understand the logic that would lead someone to value the life of an animal more than the life of a human.
The below sentence doesn't seem too uncaring or uncommon:
"Remember when your dog died when you were seven and you cried and cried until we got you another one?"
Now replace the word "dog" in that sentence with "brother" and it just doesn't work.
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