This is a list of things people care about more than animals (especially animals like pigs, cows, and chickens, etc.)-money (obviously), TVs, football, golf, basketball, baseball, NASCAR, soccer, tennis, ping pong, Tiddlywinks, god, Jesus, flags, Scandal, phones, The Price Is Right, what they look like, wallpaper, cars, Wheel of Fortune, soap operas, shoes, shoelaces, tools, furniture, bug spray, hammocks, paperweights, Jeopardy, their weight, letter openers, their lawns, pens, Frisbees, hula hoops, jewelry, crystals, alcohol, drugs, bubblegum, bubble bath, sex, The Walking Dead, etc.
I could go on and on here, but the point is obvious. To the average person, animals' lives are practically worthless. I may have mentioned this here before, but I'll probably never forget this line from a movie called The Boost. James Woods' character bought a car and a dog for his wife. He said something like, "A $50,000 car and a $2 mutt: go figure." I think this was meant to be a funny line, but it makes me very sad, because it's true. Dogs are pretty much free to adopt, but they're put to sleep because they're not wanted. It seems to me like the only way to enjoy life with all this suffering going on is to have no conscience.
in his apartment that, I believe, aren't on the lease. At least 2 young children, and their mother, have been joining my neighbors: a married couple. There has been extra noise to deal with. The kids have been loud as early as 7:00 am in the hallway, which I've heard. First of all, it's not cool to snitch. Secondly, it's not cool to mess with the lives of kids. I need to tell myself there things, because I don't like the situation. I need to try to stop myself from calling the rental office about this situation. It helps to picture the tiny leopard-print shoes I saw in the hallway outside my neighbor's door. They must belong to one of the girls that's staying there. I haven't walked a mile in her shoes, and I never will. My feet couldn't fit into them. 
