Indeed, it is true that a lot of religions tend to say that animals are not the same as humans.... that animals do not have an afterlife.

But, pretty much all new agers believe otherwise...

It would tend to reason that if the afterlife exists that it is there for all life.

I can tell you one thing for certain....your pet dog / cat etc. is pretty much guaranteed to have as much of a chance and right to an afterlife as you do!

However, I am uncertain as to whether or not tape worms, round worms and other parasites and insects have an afterlife or not.

And the debate wages on in regards to virus's. The majority of scientists say that virus's are not truly alive. Yet they at times act like they are. Still... maybe we are still wrong and virus's also have an afterlife.