In FMA human transmutation is forbidden but would the Truth fuck you up if you tried to bring back your dead cat
I just had a relook at the episode when Father activates the Nationwide Transmutation Circle, it appears animals were also absorbed into his Philosopher’s Stone as birds and dogs can be seen lying on the ground too. Also while Xerxes appears to be an arid country during it’s existence, during the series it appears to have been completely reduced to a desert wasteland, which would imply that after the inhabitants of Xerxes were transmuted that the area suffered complete ecological collapse.
So if animals have souls that can be used in a stone, that would imply the same rebound would occur when attempting to resurrect an animal just as would happen with a human.
FMA has a lot of subtle symbolism but the least subtle is probably the “Ed has a lot of issues with his father” symbolism. The FMA manga starts on the Leore arc and ends on the Promises Day arc so what I mean is Ed started and ended the series by pummeling the shit out of someone named “Father”
I love all the FMA arcs in fact
Father Cornello arc – bad dad tries to cultivate religious army. Ed punches.
Shou Tucker arc – bad dad is the worst dad. Ed punches.
Hughes dies arc – good dad is dead dad :(. Ed punches himself emotionally.
Greed arc – Greed dad bad dad.
Ling and Mei arc – These two share a bad dad. They fight about it.
Hohenheim returns arc – bad dad, source of all Ed’s bad dad problems, returns. Ed punches eventually.
King Bradley reveal arc – Bradley is bad dad. Ed doesn’t punch but he did fake-assassinate him once.
Ishval backstory arc – Riza’s dad is bad dad. Ed’s not available for punching.
Promised Day arc – Boy Does Ed Sure Punch This Bad Dad