I think it comes down to the fact that people feel genuine, unconditional love and loyalty from their pets. People betray you, upset you, break your heart, but your pets are always there with you, on your side. I don't have pets and never really, have, so I can't really understand the line of thinking that ones pets are valued more than other humans, but I can see where it comes from.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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