Sometimes the pets were there first. Sometimes the pets were wanted, kids were a mistake/accident. read more
Finally, as other studies have found, women care more about animals than men do. In the run-away-bus scenario, female subjects were nearly twice as likely as males to say they would save a dog over a person. Living With Moral Inconsistency. The bottom line is that, at least in some circumstances, we do value animals over people. read more