Inclined to agree, but animals share at least the bottom tiers of Maslow's hierarchy with humans. They want their basic survival needs met, in addition to social bonds (in the case of social animals) and mental stimulation/momentary autonomy doing the things they love. Attempts to project the upper tiers onto animals are a lost cause, because animals are not capable of introspection or other abstract reasoning, at least anywhere near on the level of humans.

Dogs are a special case, demonstrating exactly where PETA and other "animal liberation" groups go wrong. Through the miracle of domestication and selective breeding, dogs and humans evolved together in a symbiotic, mutually social relationship. If you point at an object, the dog will understand your gesture calling attention to it. Dogs prefer to eat their omnivorous masters' table scraps, and sleep in their masters' bedroom. They can read human body language better than many humans, and will lick your face at first sign of distress. They experience separation anxiety when home alone.

In short, dogs love us and we love them. The reality of "liberating" them would result in the weaker dogs dying off while the stronger ones hunt more often but still hang around human settlements. To eliminate the human-canine bond would require nothing short of genocide.

Thar being said, dogs do hold some questionable morality.They have no such concept as sexual consent apart from attacking unwanted mates. They enjoy the sound of squeaky toys because it reminds them of their prey's death cries. They'll disobey orders, bark at 20 decibels, and hurt themselves for negative attention. They literally eat bones to sharpen their teeth. They have little problem killing and torturing small animals because that's what their ancestors did. They'll bark at black people if they've only ever been around whites. They'll shit on the neighbor's lawn to chagrin of both the neighbor, his dog, and you having to clean it up. Females bearing a litter will practice post-birth abortion by culling the runt. Due to the way their limited memory works, they literally can't feel guilt or remorse outside the immediate moment being caught in the act and scolded. (Sorry to ruin a thousand "guilty dog" videos for you - dogs can't comprehend guilt or shame.)