The only thing greater than a human's love for its pet is that pets love for its human. There are so many examples of animal love and loyalty. Even in abuse cases animals often still stand by their human (talk about unconditional love)! Look at how depressed animals get when their humans abandon them, and how overjoyed they get when their humans return (even if just from a trip to the store)! Animals give their trust to humans, so completely and so readily. There are so many storeis of: animals saving their humans, animals traveling great distances alone to reunite with old owners, sick animals waiting for their human's return before dying. Animals give so much love and affection. They ask for so little in return. It's a shame all humans can't deliver on such a small request. Luckily, most of us do threefold!! [RI] [Posted in FML issue 3153]