Opinion essay about how we should treat animals

The humanity have to treat the animals as equals or the animals are our slaves? I agree with the statement that tell that we have to treat the animals as equals.

At first, I think that a lot of animals are our best friends and we love those animals as persons. For this reason I believe that we should protect the animals as we protect the humanity because if we don't protect a friend that helps us, we will be monsters and we will kill all the animals.

At second, It is scientifically proved that some animals have the capacity of think like humans and they fell feeling and the pass of the time. Consequently, if we harm these animals, we will breaking the statements of our society because we will harming a equal.

To sum up, I believe that we have to treat the animals as equals because they are very similar as us and because we shouldn't harm a animal that have the capacity to feel.