&gt; Why do they deserve to be prioritised over the millions of other species on earth?<p>Hmm...should save a human or an animal? Wow this sub thread is shocking. Let me throw in my obnoxious hat into the ring; why not get rid of useless&#x2F;unproductive&#x2F;racist&#x2F;bigoted&#x2F;terrorists&#x2F;middle management people to save the animals? Even better, why don&#x27;t I unilaterally decide who is important and who isn&#x27;t just to save animals? Just....wow.