I have often thought that. Even our pets. We pick up our cats and small dogs and move them around when WE want. What about what they want. Due to leash laws our dogs have to be kept reigned in most of the time. They don't always get to go in and out when they want. . . And the poor birds that many keep as pets in cages.. not to mention the animals in zoos.
So is the comfort we get from our pets our loosh? hmm .. and in some way are we setting up a chain of events?