The response Charlyene got is indeed mind boggling.

Compassion comes from the heart and extends to all creatures, not only those of the human kind. Throughout history it's been repeated time and time again. The following quotes may give the writer something to think about.

"There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to other animals as well as humans, it is all a sham."
Anna Sewell 1820-1878
Author: Black Beauty

"Without the perfect sympathy with the animals around them, no gentleman's education, no Christian education, could be of any possible use."
John Ruskin 1819-1900
Author, Poet, and Artist

"I cannot but have reverence for all that is called life. I cannot avoid compassion for everything that is called life. That is the beginning and foundation of morality."
Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965
Theologian, Musician, Philosopher, and Physician