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Anyone who has taken an introductory psychology course knows that pain perception is not merely an automatic reaction to stimulus, but has many contributing factors such as expectation, personality and mood.

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And anyone who has stepped on a tack or watched a dog step on a tack knows that both feel physical pain through similar biological mechanisms. So to take any subtle differences and pretend that means there are few similarities is disingenuous.

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Actually I have seen both and dogs appear to feel far less pain. This is most notable when getting a needle. Animals hardly react to a needle, if at all, while some people will scream and even go unconcious. The biological mechanisms are similar, but only to a certain point. The capabilites of our brain far advances that of our pets, with a corresponding perception of pain.

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This is weak. Do animals have the capacity for pain when subjected to unnecessary cruelty? Yes or no? The answer is clearly yes. To have any discussion on how much pain a dog feels over a needle is silly since PETA isn't protesting things like dog shots, but is protesting things far more painful to the animal. You are incapable of an intellectually honest debate.