Comment on Is pet care a privilage that only "rich countries" have? Do you think people from poorer countries should be judged for not taking their pets to a vet?

• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They grew up in poverty and dealt with famines in a post-WW2 war-torn nation.

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  • UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    “Not taking to the vet” and “tossing in the trash” are miles apart.

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    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I mean for perspective… people in my grandma’s generation would just eat the cat before they got too old.

      Kinda like livestock… with a dual purpose of pest control…

      And before westerners starts sterotyping… reminder again that this is a war-torn country devastated by japanese imperialism and famines were common.

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      • Janx@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Even that’s still a very different scenario. Survival for you/your family, vs intentionally dooming a defenseless, sick animal to a slow, painful death (or laughing about it, in your case). That’s not a stereotype, that’s basic human compassion and empathy.

        In your first example, euthanasia is far better than “tossing a sick animal in the trash”. Obviously. Anywhere in the world, no matter the poverty level, there’s cheap, quick, humane ways of ending an animals life. And yes, I would do it personally, if I had to. Intentionally choosing suffering over a quick end is wrong.

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      • DireTech@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Makes sense in that environment. If someone doesn’t have at least one grandparent that endured some shit then their family lived a very fortunate life. Or more likely didn’t pass down stories of just how bad things got.

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