I sure hope they go to heaven! I would love to see my lil dog jack again (he got hit by a car the summer before my senior year)
I'm catholic, but I think we shouldn't take every single line from the bible as concrete law. And most of the time it's interpreted incorrectly taken out of context. You definitely made some good points. Animals do have the capability to love! Also, what about the babies that die before they even reach their second birthday? They have no understanding of God at that age, and yet we believe they go to heaven as well.
Honestly I'm not sure of where I side on the subject.