Poll: how should we balance concern for human and non-human animals?

Poll: how should we balance concern for human and non-human animals?

    Both human and non-human animals face suffering, cruelty, and deprivation. Since there are finite resources available for giving aid, how should we balance the needs of human and non-human animals?  An extreme speciesist might argue that the welfare of humans should always take precedence and that concern for non-humans is almost always misplaced. An extreme animal rights activist might say that every non-human animal (including rats and insects) is as precious as every human.

At what point, if at all, does concern for non-human animals become immoral, due to many unmet needs of humans?

The human species deserves no more concern than any other species.
       10% from 2 votes  
Humans are more precious in general, but it depends on the species and suffering.
       5% from 1 votes  
Humans are almost always more important than non-humans.
       14% from 3 votes  
There is no conflict between caring for human & non-human animals. Both matter.
       57% from 12 votes  
Other, or the question is poorly formulated. (Please explain in the comments.)
       14% from 3 votes  

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