Do you know anyone who totally dislikes animals?

I’ve met people who didn’t like certain animals. Lots of dog people don’t like cats, for instance. Many people like animals, but don’t like the responsibility of pet ownership. I never met anyone who totally disliked animals until I met my husband’s parents. They shudder when they see her in the house and complain that we should euthanize “it” because she’s not convenient anymore and in her old age, she coughs up hair balls. They talk about pets as if they were vermin to be tolerated at best.

For some reason, it’s always totally creeped me out that they hate animals. How can you be fully human without any positive feelings towards any creatures at all?