When I say certain things about animals--that I feel we can learn from them, that they have souls like we do, etc--people often cite the Bible as the reason behind the "food chain" (e.g. "It's meant for us to eat them," etc.)

not sayin it's right/valid/logical/whatever, but I've heard it used.

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Homer: Do you wanna change your name to Homer, Jr? All the kids can call you HoJo!
Bart: uhh...I'll get back to you...

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