Genesis 1:27,28 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground".--NIV Bible (New International Version)

Yes i believe he did grant us that priviege,but how we use it is up tp us.We must show respect for all life ! i am sad when any position of power is abused !

Oh yes I agree! I was going with the idea of animals as food to eat, horses to help us move around, etc.

Fair point Susie and even if we eat meat or use them to work the land we can still treat them with respect.Great questions !

It says somewhere in the Bible that we humans are the only creation that has a spirit. I wish I knew where.

Well, Humans are animals, so no. We are all equal, us and the birds and the fish in the sea. Animals are NOT there to serve us. It's a balance. Animals were NOT put on this Earth to give us food to eat.

Most definitely NOT!

Saying animals are more intelligent because we have, for example, language, is completely illogical, because:

a) Animals have languages. It is proven.
b) That is like me saying I should rule over my sister (LoopyLuna96) because I am better at history than her.

Do you see where I'm coming from. I agree with Loopy, humans ARE animals. Everything on the earth is 100% equal.

but were we supposed to? A bulldog can't give birth because of US. Most animals know netter then to accidentally destroy the world .(think , Aliya, think!)

Maybe!

It's written in Bible!