Animals don't have the same sort of 'level of understaning' as humans, which is why they get a different form of an after life. Meaning, they still get one, but not the same as ours. I mean they won't get up and start talking to humans because its 'heaven' or something.
Like we have heaven and hell, and humans burn in hell for whatever sins they've made, whereas animals have a lower punishment; i think its more like, if one animal hurts another then it will be hurt or something [im not sure about this]. but they also have an after life and get to live in heaven.
Thats what i believe, i might be way off though. But i just can't see humans living and getting punished/rewarded for things and animals just dying and never returning, seems too 'wrong'?
I have no idea what the other person was on about though. Just ignore me if this isnt what you were talking about