Whenever somebody wants to do something cruel, or support others' cruel actions, the very first thing they do with their opponent is - guess what - accuse them of being overemotional. This is almost like a running gag, it has been going on for so long.

Saying that others have given in to "emotionalism" has been used to justify the most astonishingly ugly actions, including but of course not limited to, infant circumcision.

Animals feel pain & suffering just as we do, and they value their lives as much as we value ours.