I can totally get behind this. Yes. If one of my kids was mauled to death I may not only murder the dog but snipe the owner
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Yes and no, no matter how we try to divorce ourselves from our characters they are ultimately a part of us. In some small way they are what we their creators believe them to be or will be. But don’t worry it’s how we empathize with others even to down to disliking them.
There’s no real correct answer to this. But write them as people, with all the baggage that may bring. Write down the language that would put your thoughts and ideals forward.
So far, to me at least, your message is loud and clear.
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I don’t have neither the patience nor the gummy bears to go and scrounge up every biology site’s definition of animal, so I’ll just link a couple, if Merriam Webster is not reliable.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/dictionary.cambridge.org/it/amp/inglese/animal
If instead it was sarcastic, I’m as dense as potato so feel free to ignore this post.
And future definitions are not here today, so until they change, well, sucks to suck.
And, if we want to talk about lab-created animals, how about Dolly, the sheep “born” from a cell taken from another sheep’s mammary gland and an unfertilized “egg”? Despite being anything but naturally born, she wasn’t cathegorized as “sub-animal” or “half-animal”.
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now imagine what would happen with 100% artificial living creature that was created in a tube and don’t even tries act like an animal
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Yep, what animal likes cuddles, has a drive to procreate, likes lazing around or play? What animal enjoys treats and soft things?
Clearly all stuff no animal does eh?
Besides, they are a mix of animal/human DNA. That is not artificial. And even if it was, they can procreate on their own afterwards. No lab tech needed. Amniotic fluid and placenta included. Just add water.
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I actually wrote animai, no edit. I swear on me mum.
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there are no bad dogs, only bad owners
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Though some races are more prone to aggressiveness. Of course, if the dog gets out because the owner has a 20 cm fence or leaves the gate open, it’s not the dog’s fault.
Pitbulls did nothing wrong
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I know right? One of my friends has this chocolate brown pitbull who is overcuddly to people who his owner lets in his garden. He is an attention whore, but besides attempting (and miserably failing, luckily) to grab a few cats, he is a sweetheart.
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amen, brother. pitbulls are just cursed with size. they really wanna be little lap dogs that get to ride around in hoodies and purses lol
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More of a jab at those who will point to a definition or single stat as an excuse to forgo all critical thinking (I.e. Antifa means antifascist, so if you criticise antifa you are by definition pro fascists!!!1!!).
I disagree with some of your points (mainly that abuse needs to make sense or be justified), but you’ve clearly shown that your conclusions come from critical thinking backed by consistent axioms. So you’re good 
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Thanks, but I am still dense as potato and fail at seeing sarcasm. One day, I will learn that skill. But this is not that day.
Also it is fine to have different opinions, what matters is the reasoning behind them.
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Pitbull, the musician, on the otherhand, will pay for his sins
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what did he do?
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Made it harder to find back in time by huey lewis and the news
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I see it as the character’s views. Same when I write my own story. Each has their own view, and it might piss off the other box. It might be inconsistent at times to their own box.
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My aunt had a Pittie who was sweet as sugar and dumb as a brick. She always tried to climb on people’s laps when they were sitting down, not realizing she was a frickin’ moose! Gosh, I miss that girl…
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There’s a specific type of fiction for the characters to be the author’s mouthpiece: didactic fiction. If you’re not trying to do that, it’s very bad form to just have the characters just all say what you think all the time, and I go into things giving the writer the benefit of the doubt that they don’t suck that bad.