Yeah, I don't understand why god was against the animals. It's so silly. A plague or scourge as the bible says he caused during Moses time could have rid the earth of pesky humans. What on earth could a flood accomplish that a plague couldn't? The flood is just so much harder and more ridiculous. I think even fundamentalists know that a man made ark could not withstand a global flood almost a year long. So again Holy Spirit and miracles would have to be used. But, if he was going to use miracles then why the gathering of the animals and the ark?