[HN Gopher] The case against pet ownership
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The case against pet ownership
Author : mooreds
Score : 13 points
Date : 2023-04-13 20:21 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| taeric wrote:
| These sorts of articles are... interesting. Especially when it
| gets down to the "boring life." I'm more than a little curious on
| what sort of fun filled journey folks thing outside animals have?
| The coyotes I see on a regular basis aren't living any more of a
| fulfilling life than the dogs I see around. And they are almost
| certainly holding parasites. Same for the deer I see on the
| regular.
|
| Do I think we should go to box farming animals? No, but that is
| just the other end of a straw man here. I do want more
| investigation to do what we can to make all life better. But I
| don't want to begin with odd guilt trips for the rest of society.
| version_five wrote:
| A prowling wolf, whose shaggy skin (So strict the watch
| of dogs had been) Hid little but his bones, Once
| met a mastiff dog astray. A prouder, fatter, sleeker
| Tray, No human mortal owns. Sir Wolf in famish'd
| plight, Would fain have made a ration Upon his fat
| relation; But then he first must fight; And well
| the dog seem'd able To save from wolfish table His
| carcass snug and tight. So, then, in civil conversation
| The wolf express'd his admiration Of Tray's fine case.
| Said Tray, politely, 'Yourself, good sir, may be as
| sightly; Quit but the woods, advised by me. For all
| your fellows here, I see, Are shabby wretches, lean and
| gaunt, Belike to die of haggard want. With such a
| pack, of course it follows, One fights for every bit he
| swallows. Come, then, with me, and share On equal
| terms our princely fare.' 'But what with you Has
| one to do?' Inquires the wolf. 'Light work indeed,'
| Replies the dog; 'you only need To bark a little now and
| then, To chase off duns and beggar men, To fawn on
| friends that come or go forth, Your master please, and
| so forth; For which you have to eat All sorts of
| well-cook'd meat - Cold pullets, pigeons, savoury messes
| - Besides unnumber'd fond caresses.' The wolf, by
| force of appetite, Accepts the terms outright,
| Tears glistening in his eyes. But faring on, he spies
| A gall'd spot on the mastiff's neck. 'What's that?' he
| cries. 'O, nothing but a speck.' 'A speck?' 'Ay,
| ay; 'tis not enough to pain me; Perhaps the collar's mark
| by which they chain me.' 'Chain! chain you! What! run you
| not, then, Just where you please, and when?' 'Not
| always, sir; but what of that?' 'Enough for me, to spoil
| your fat! It ought to be a precious price Which
| could to servile chains entice; For me, I'll shun them
| while I've wit.' So ran Sir Wolf, and runneth yet.
|
| https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/the-worlds-best-poetry/the-...
| hirundo wrote:
| I envy Sir Wolf but wear the chain for the savoury messes.
| dieselgate wrote:
| I liked and feel _somewhat_ similarly to the quote about "living
| with dogs is great but can be considered morally wrong at a
| certain point" or something to that extent. But you kind of have
| to draw the line somewhere - I personally feel it's way more
| important to stop eating meat than to worry about the "morality"
| of having a pet. But yeah indoor cats and breeding mills are
| "bad".
|
| Support your local animal shelter as much as possible and don't
| worry about it too much seems pragmatic to me.
|
| Edit: two words
| stringfood wrote:
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| greenie_beans wrote:
| this very moment, i can hear the finger's of ron desantis tapping
| his phone keyboard drafting a tweet turning this article into a
| culture war thing
| smt88 wrote:
| You can't allow the fearmongers to stifle the exploration of
| new and uncomfortable ideas.
|
| People like DeSantis only need one or two people talking about
| a new idea to create a culture war.
| greenie_beans wrote:
| it's a joke
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