Want To Truly Have Empathy For Animals? Stop Owning Pets | Troy Vettese

IS OWNING PETS ETHICAL?

An interesting article which highlights the ills of the #petindustry and the cognitive dissonance between owning – and actually loving – animals. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

“Dogs lead lives of loneliness. Grey parrots die years earlier than their natural lifespans. And it is hard to fathom the boredom of pet fish…The animals are harmed from the outset, regardless of whether they are sourced from puppy mills, the wild, or artisanal inbreeders…Pet ownership’s more insidious injury is the hardening of our hearts for the sake of a selfish, possessive happiness. Rather than seeing other animals as autonomous beings with their own lives, desires and cultures, they are reduced to mere dolls.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/04/want-to-truly-have-empathy-for-animals-stop-owning-pets?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Dogs lead lives of loneliness. Grey parrots die years earlier than their natural lifespans. And it is hard to fathom the boredom of pet fish

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/04/want-t..

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