Because they are innocent, something us humans never are.

They also can’t tell us what they’re thinking, so it’s nice for us to think for them “they must really love me” when in reality, they know you give them food

Humans love the feeling of superiority and we are far superior to any other creature on this planet. Gotta love that rush

Edit: The feeling of superiority isn’t innately malicious. I hope you all realize that wasn’t my intention.

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Some people do, but certainly not all.
Ultimately people's love of animals generally comes down to Superficial factors, like animals being cute, interesting or just in general fascinating, to conscious factors like animals providing a sense of importance and purpose in (for example) pet owners, to subconscious factors like the lack of judgement and a casual relationship.

Criminals who are given the task of tending to animals (for example cows) can wind up caring immensely for the animal because it doesn't judge the criminal for his past mistakes or even flaws, and instead responds to immediate actions. negative behavior has a negative response, positive behavior has a positive response. the simplicity is endearing.

>Humans love the feeling of superiority and we are far superior

*We actually aren't superior but like to belief that we are so we make up definitions for superior that fit our view

And some of them are tasty.

You don’t have the science to prove that. But yes I was referring to the feeling of superiority.

Do you really need scientific proof that you can't outrun cheetahs or dive longer than dolphins?

Intellectual superiority, genius. Lol that was ironic to say.

> us what they’re thinking, so it’s nice for us to think for them “they must really love me” when in

Note that my dog is a complete anomaly. I did not feed him for the first 4 years of his life, because I didn't regard him as my dog yet and feeding as my chore, him being one small family dog among many (my mom's hobby).

Yet the mutt still loved me.

This never, ever happens with dogs. Ever ever ever, to make it especially clear to Redditors what I mean.

So you chose how to define superiority (in this case by intellect)?

Let me just quote myself here since it seems you didn't care to read my comment:

>so we make up definitions for superior that fit our view

Thanks for demonstrating my point though

Yes intellectual superiority is what I was referring to because humans are afar superior in this category to any other animal. I thought it so rudimentary and basic I need not even bring up the point.

So we're clear that we humans choose the definition of superior?
'Cause a few comments earlier you demanded the science to proof that...

I thought you were referring to intellect as I was if you would be so kind as to acknowledge. And yes of course we do because we have the intelligence to do so. Can I not go into space? Can a lion breach the cosmos? We’re on the same page bud. But I don’t like your attitude.

>But I don’t like your attitude.

Fair enough. I just don't like the attitude of humans thinking they're superior (be it animals or other humans) because I've seen the gruesome stuf they do based on that.

With great power comes great responsibility & I think we can all agree on that.

The answer is that we evolved alongside them. We share a long relationship of coexistence to mutually benefit each other.

over thousands of years, we caused them to evolve qualities that make them lovable.

a hungry wolf pack would wander over toward a family of cavemen; the cavemen would feed and protect the wolves that were a bit friendlier, a bit more outgoing, a bit cuter, a bit more willing to protect them from other predators; meanwhile the uglier, asshole, aloof wolves would starve to death or get eaten and fail to reproduce.

repeat for a couple hundred thousand years or so, and the cute, friendly, lovable, loyal dogs are the ones being selected for, and a symbiotic relationship develops between man and dog.

I think its because animals are not corrupted by society and are therefore innocent. Just like how people feel fluffy when a baby looks at then and laughs, there’s something I cannot explain in detail about keeping an innocent creature safe from any sort of harm.

Fuck you for assuming I was being malicious btw. Eat poop

I think this is a bit stretched. There may be some truth in it, but the bonding that happens between people and animals often appears to be a lot deeper than the superficial factors you mentioned