Cats or dogs? Katzen oder Hunde? Gatos o perros? Or something else entirely? Are you sure you’re even a person?
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Cats 😾 although I feel it is unethical to own pets, personally
I’d say it’s unethical to breed them, but not to adopt them if that’s in their best interest.
Yeah, breading is really messed up. If the cats have access to outside, i’d say it’s ethical to adopt.
I think this is more of a problem with capitalism, than a problem with breeding being fundamentally wrong, we’re incentivized to breed as poorly as possible, it’s a race to the bottom.
That being said, I think some animals are bred pretty carefully, definitely not dogs and cats, but certain insect breeding operations are pretty ethical just because being ethical with them is insanely easy.
All pets?
I think owning a tarantula, for example, is perfectly ethical, because of the way tarantus live.
They should all be free to roam. BTW I’m not saying to make it illegal, just how I live.
Certain animals don’t really roam as part of their lifestyle, most tarantulas are ambush predators, if you put a tarantula into a hole and regularly give it food, it doesn’t dream of the outside world where it can roam freely, roaming freely is its worst nightmare because that’s how it gets exposed to predators… tarantulas find a hole where they constantly get food and you can presume based on how they live in the wild that they’ve found the best hole ever.
They also show clear signs of stress when they are stressed, and they show less of those in captivity than in the wild.
That’s my argument for tarantulas anyway.
If that is the case, than maybe it is OK.
Yeah, I think it’s really case by case in the animal kingdom, we have to avoid anthropomorphizing everything.
We need to respect all living things, at least attempt too
I agree, I just think it’s very unintuitive, we live with aliens.
It can be case by case for animals of the same type even. One of my cats is legit scared of outside and has no interest in leaving the house for any reason. The other cat is hesitantly curious so sometimes we bring him out on a lead. He never wants to wander further than a few feet though even if we prompt him to explore. They live good lives and feel safe neither really feels the need to roam far as I can tell.
I’ve always been a cat lover. Whether or not I’m a person is still up for debate.
Why not both? ;)
I love both, even though I have cats.
My username says it all
Both of them are great! ¡Ambos es lindos!
Both. I have both
Dog. Lifts up my day after I get home.
I thought we were all lizard people here
sssshhhh…
don’t let them know…
I think all animals and many fungi are cute little fuckers that I’d protect if I can.
Cats are brilliant. But I like dogs.
I’m an argentine tegu person.
I can’t wait to get my black and white!
Dog person. I’ve met a few cats I liked, but in general if I wanted to live with a creature that consumed resources and ignored me I’d still be married. :-P
We have birds. Owning a parrot is like owning a blender without a lid.
Dogs. 100% dogs.
I’ve grown up with both and have both now.
Dogs are easier to take care of. They are way more affectionate. They love car adventures, hiking and swimming. They are part of the pact.
The whole “cats are self sufficient” thing is 🙄. The cat box is gross, I rather use a little bag and pick up dog poop.
