Animals

As a modern woman of society, I have found I have a grand view of ecology and interspecies relations. Many a folk believe; a man can not love a cat as much as he may love his wife. I find this statement is not true and in most cases, a man may love the cat more! For this ideas to be thrown under the bus like willy-nilly is just ridiculous! A man may love a man in this modern age why cant we let him love his dog? why is it in our power to take away his happiness?
Why?