It has nothing to do with arrogance and we don’t have to “think” if we are above animals. Its a reality. We KNOW we are above animals. You are Catholic so you must know its a Church teaching that God gave us dominion over animals and we are allowed to kill them food and clothing.
It is also a Church teaching that from creation only humans have a supernatural end. That means animals do not have a supernatural end and their souls cease to exist when they die.
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