Hello Light ( and to anyone else who reads this). I agree with you that animals have feelings and that we can learn from them. I also believe they have immortal souls. There are many passages in the Bible that cause me to believe that. Since God can’t lie or tell half truths, I am compelled to read His word and let it touch my heart the way He sees fit. Everyone experiences God in a different way....we are unique in how God created us, so it only makes sense to me that we are all going to be different in certain views.