Let's say...
You're standing on a dock that sits over a lake.
You see your pet and a stranger drowning, your pet on the left and the stranger on the right. They are both the same distance away from you.
You only have time to save one, so you must choose. [b]There's absolutely no way to save both of them.[/b]
So who would you save?
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A human being is capable of higher functions than a dog. Therefore, human>dog, meaning that a human life is worth more. It could even be argued that saving the dog is amoral to do depending on your ethical philosophy.