Zhuria wrote:
I think it said "it's like killing a child" in that they are helpless like a child. Not that they are as much of a loss that a child would be.
Agreed.  Plus I know many gay couples and only a few have children, for those that do not their animals are an important part of the family they have made together.  Love is subjective and all about frame of reference and so is family.  My heart breaks for these guys.