How do you feel about pets?

why does it creep you out? because I don't care about the feelings of some animal? There are people dying of hunger in this country and I see people in Boston pushing their dogs in strollers and cooking them food*. I think there is a time and place for owning a pet with the understanding they are an animal. I think the fur-moms and fur-dads out there need help.

*not joking I saw a man once cook his dog a baked chicken breast, short grain rice and carrots with EVOO drizzled on top of it all. I couldn't believe it.

I know how you feel. There are people dying of hunger in this country and I see people in Boston pushing their kids in strollers and cooking them food*. I think there is a time and place for owning a child with the understanding they are an animal. I think the parents out there need help.

*not joking I saw a man once cook his kid a baked chicken breast, short grain rice and carrots with EVOO drizzled on top of it all. I couldn't believe it.

Insane Blaine wrote:

I put a second mortgage on my house to commission this art work of 2 of my 11 cats .

https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/06094746/cRoEtY1.jpg

That's fancy. They should be entitled to a fancy feast.

so what you're saying is people shouldn't have kids because they won't be able to spend extra on helping donating to help homeless people? A dog is hobby for rich people.

dogadogdogadogadog wrote:

I know how you feel. There are people dying of hunger in this country and I see people in Boston pushing their kids in strollers and cooking them food*. I think there is a time and place for owning a child with the understanding they are an animal. I think the parents out there need help.

*not joking I saw a man once cook his kid a baked chicken breast, short grain rice and carrots with EVOO drizzled on top of it all. I couldn't believe it.

People should be eating dogs. I would.

I don’t think any animal aside from humans should be off limits for consumption.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM wrote:

There are people dying of hunger in this country

I am a great provider for my family and I take excellent care of both my pets and my kids, so no one I’m responsible for is among those who are dying of hunger. Having pets is not causing me to fall short on any of my obligations, so any suffering by any other person cannot reasonably be attributed to my pet ownership.

Now if someone is letting their kids die of hunger because they are spending all their resources on their pet then you might have a point, but I’m not sure this is really that common. If it happens, it’s an issue among those specific negligent parents, not a failing of pet owners in general.

Why put artificial restriction of harvesting humans for food?

That's not my point - my point is people will bend over backward to defend a dogs and but won't lift a finger to help their fellow human.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM wrote:

so what you're saying is people shouldn't have kids because they won't be able to spend extra on helping donating to help homeless people?

A dog is hobby for rich people.

I know exactly how you feel. Kids are hobbies for rich people, and it's irresponsible to create them when there are already existing people to take care of. So what if your kid provides you with emotional comfort? That desire is just your response to the irrational, animal side of your identity! Who cares about that?

Or maybe you think that kids can actually give back to you and are an investment. I agree! That's why we should be ok with euthenizing the elderly, mentally handicapped, and poor who are a drain on my tax dollars. We only feel empathy towards those people due to the irrational, animal part of our identity. Who cares about that?

Oh wait, that already conflicts with your first post about helping people being related to this argument somehow...

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM wrote:

That's not my point - my point is people will bend over backward to defend a dogs and but won't lift a finger to help their fellow human.

I don't think this is true. There are lots of neglected animals out there, and most people I know do quite a bit to help their fellow human.

Sure, it's kind of silly for people to push around non-disabled pets in a stroller, but any connection or relationship to any human suffering is just something you're fabricating in your own head to give yourself something to complain about

i've sold my stupid dog to a chinese restaurant

Pets are never the problem. The stupid pet owners are.

Dogs belong in the countryside. There's too many in the city. They need to be outside to play, not in some house.

Cats are very loving. Not many owners do the long term commitment. When the cat gets older and misses the litterbox, you're house get's trashed. Deal with it.

Fleas. Fleas are rampant these days. You will be bit if you have a pet. You will get an infestation at some point. Can you handle it?

Pets are very expensive. You will be paying thousands per year with litter, vet, property damage and food.

Worth every penny, but don't get a dog if you don't have the yard.

You dog owners are lunatics.

Stop feeding them and see how loyal they are to you. I agree you must have boring lives if you need to be a slave to some ugly beast to fill your emptiness. They smell, they crap everywhere, vomit for no reason, and wipe their a$$ on everything.

Why do you feel the need to be a prisoner to some ungrateful monster? Good luck traveling or doing anything spontaneous as you are chained to those ugly animals.

I went out today and ran peacefully in the mountains and passed some pu$$ywhipped guy walking some ugly poodle with his fat girlfriend. Hahaha. Sucks to be you dog owners with zero freedom and endless vet bills and food bills. Hahaaa.

Maybe if we stopped funding terrorism and imperialism overseas we could afford to take care of both homeless humans and pets!

Well, pets are amazing on so many levels. They are able to reduce stress levels of their human friends. Also, they show us how animals are actually complex and intelligent. They have individual traits of character and have different moods. Moreover, they experience such fundamental feelings and emotions as pain, love, care, and fear. Though, if you don’t see yourself taking care of your animal friend for the next 10-15 years, better don’t get any. Otherwise, it’s just too painful. I learned a lot from interactions with my pet chinchilla. If you wish to educate yourself, feel free to peruse this guide: https://chinchillacaregroup.com/

Got bitten a couple of times wrote:

Pets are never the problem. The stupid pet owners are.

This. It's not the animals fault they becamse the property of a mentally ill individual.

To tell the truth, I like pets very much, they are my weakness. All my childhood I brought it home all the animals I find outside: a dying hamster, 2 kittens that were born to neighbors. Parents were always very angry but did not expel animals. But now I'm married to a man who has a fear of animals. For so many years I persuaded him to play with hamsters in a pet shop, with stroke friends dog so that he would get used to them and stop being afraid. And he really started to lose the fear. At the and we agreed that he would buy chinchilla. Anyway, she lives in a cage. It is really a very interesting pet and it needs special care. We were very surprised why do chinchillas need dust baths and how do you need to take care of it (see below). Really very cute and nice being. https://chinchillacaregroup.com/chinchilla-dust-bath-guide/