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• Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  But to ask “would people actually care for, shelter, and feed an animal they didn’t know? Like just bond with a creature for what? Emotional connection, companionship, and kinship to another living thing? I love animals, tho” is just a weird take. Like, you can love animals (or babies) and not want to be responsible for them in your home, but to be incredulous about why someone would want that is ridiculous.

  “Would people really let some stray live with them?”

  That’s literally the history of house cats. A million times, yes, people want to hang out with random cats.

  You don’t need to want cats or babies to see why other people would want cats or babies.

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  • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I do love to interact with all kinds of species, learn from them and whatnot. I totally do. But the words “emotional connection” or “companionship” are very loaded. Most usual pets don’t care for my existence at all. Even cats would eat my dead body if they weren’t fed. A dog does form a bond, yes. But still. Why would I want that? I even despise the concept of “having a pet”. Who am I to enslave some animal to live under my reign? Spell it as romantically as you’d like, in the end, the animal does have to endure whatever you throw at it. I would not want such a “kinship”. My kind of “kinship” would end at a racoon (or whatever) coming to my house, gets fed, interacts with me, and then goes on to live the life it usually does.

    I’m aware of the history of housecats, but it surely isn’t the majority of people who would just “suddenly now have a cat” because a stray wanders in. Sure there are, yet I would still wonder about the motivation of those. Which was the initial point of my reply. Would YOU do that? Having a sudden responsibility of at least like 200 bucks a month because a stray comes in?

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    • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Most usual pets don’t care for my existence at all.

      That sucks, dude. I’m sorry you’ve never experienced that.

      Also, a cat comes into your house and you have to feed it for a day: Image

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      • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m sorry you’re so anthropomorphizing. Just because a cat purrs when it recognizes you, doesn’t mean there’s something beyond the obvious. Also, unless you’re a vegan animals rights cacti cost, what does any of your special bonds mean while opposing doomsday onto all other species. Oh right, we’re just talking of “pets”. Animals deemed worthy of our affection 😊

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