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[-] banazir@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 years ago

People who call themselves "mother" or "father" to a pet creep me out.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

People who get creeped out by what other people choose to refer to themselves as creep me out.

[-] banazir@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Costs you zero dollars not to be a dick about it.

[-] Tumnus@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Same goes to you with your original comment

[-] banazir@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, so I was told.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm just giving you back the same energy you came here with 🤷

[-] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

It's fun that you came to this conclusion with 0 expectation to apply it to yourself LOL

[-] Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago

Costs you zero dollars not to be a dick about it

[-] banazir@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

I wasn't being a dick. It creeps me out. What do you care?

[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 years ago

I call them my furry friends. I am perfectly aware of how that sounds.

[-] banazir@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I like to think of pets as my friends, but deep down I can't help but feel they are my prisoners. I don't have pets anymore.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

Maybe you did have prisoners then. We couldn't force our dogs to run away if we wanted to. If we leave the back gate open and go inside, they just wait by the back door. If we leave the front door open, they just stand there and watch the world. If they ever lose track of us at a park, they go crazy and start running all around everywhere looking for us. Basically dogs that are part of your family know where they want to be, and it's with your family.

[-] HeapOfDogs@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I understand the sentiment, but when I hear those words I just hear love. Maybe a different love than I feel but still love.

[-] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

I blame the places that say you're "adopting" the animal.

No. Legally they are property, I'm giving you currency in exchange for personal property. Doesn't matter how you have to word it for legal purposes, I'm buying it from you.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Imagine calling living beings "property". Your boss should also refer to you as their "property", as they exchange money to own you for a portion of your life.

You're adopting, or you are a piece of shit. Can't have it any other way. Next you'll be like "well we used to own slaves and I don't see why that went out of style".

[-] BrokebackHampton@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No. Legally they are property

According to which laws, exactly? My country has animal wellbeing laws that classify pets as companions and living beings, their legal status is explicitly above personal property.

[-] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Sentell v. New Orleans & Carrollton R.R. Co

1897 U.S. Supreme Court holding that dogs are personal property. This has since been the prevailing law throughout the U.S.

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