3. People who care more about animals than humans make me sick

People who care more about animals than humans make me sick

While all of this is a fine opinion, I take issue with a couple points

"Make no mistake, people don’t love animals just cause we’re so kind andloving. People always get some personal gain from pets that’s whypeople have them." - This applies to almost everything. People dont do ANYTHING that doesn't do something for them. And that isn't like "all people are selfish" it just is.

"People are parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, cherished friends..." - What do you think pets are? You spend 15 years raising this other creature. Spending hours a day with it. MORE time with it than your best friend, sibling, grandparents, etc and you think it still cannot raise to the level of humans? Because what? Humans are special? Humans accidentally existing on this earth makes us better than everything else in some way?

"They won't every challenge anything you say, or do, nor could they fight back if they wanted to...They are just a small animal engineered by science to unconditionally love you" - This is incredibly naive. Animals and humans have worked together long before someone came along and made a pug. Whether that is horses, wolves, etc. And animals have worked with other animals to. Partnerships are not engineered. And to think an animal doesn't challenge you, love you CONDITIONALLY, and can't fight back if you don't earn their trust is absurd. If you do not have a good relationship with a pet and meet their needs as much as they meet yours, they will misbehave, they will fight you, they will push back, and they defintiely CAN hurt you physically. If you have a good relationship, they will make you feel guilt, sadness, and pain as much as any human could.

What's crazier to me than caring about humans, is that people don't expect to get any time to grieve their pets that they have lost.

I am sorry that you think these animal relationships are masters and slaves. I encourage you to explore deeper how even your cat gives and needs from you more. To pay attention to how your behaviors positively and negatively affect your cat. E.g. Our cat knows when we are leaving for a few days and will act out. We certainly feel levels of guilt knowing we are stressing her.

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