Yeah, the way people keep pets now is kinda dumb. Unless they're serving a purpose like a sheep herding dog or mouse catching cat then there's no point. The friendship excuse only works if you live in the woods or have no friends. Otherwise you're holding an animal captive for your own amusement.
Some people don’t do well with making human friends. Animals don’t judge you and won’t dump you over minor things. Animals make much better friends in my opinion than people.
And if you were talking about wild animals I could understand what you’re saying, but dogs and cats are domesticated. They’ve been bred to be companions and workers for humans for literally thousands of years, they like being with people. If you were to set a dog or cat free into the wild, it would probably die within the first week.
but that just reinforces the debate the pet owners hold animals captive , all you did was give the cause pet owners capture animals as slave property. if hell exist pet owners are going to get payback for all this. those animals all belong in the wild not some back yard or living room. dont be surprised if your pet is set free some day with a new law.
Yeah, domestic animals are meant to be captive. They don’t think like wild animals do nor do they long to be free. Ever notice how even when a dog gets loose, it always tries to come back home? Dogs may have decended from wolves, but thousands of years of domestication have ensured that they no longer behave or think exactly as wolves do. If you set a pet wolf free, it would probably die due to having no experience with the wild, but it’s wild genes at least give it a chance. If you set a domestic dog loose it would almost certainly die. A lot of dogs don’t even have a drive to chase or hunt anymore, and the ones that do are nowhere near as adept at hunting as wild wolves.
Goldfish have not been selectively bred for thousands of years. Dogs have. People dump their dogs all the time in my area and they usually end up getting hit by cars or disappearing.
Maybe if someone selectively bred dogs to be more independent and learn to hunt for themselves that could work.
But most dogs like your every day pit or lab don’t stand a chance on their own in the wild.
You've got a point with domesticated animals. But that breeding creates problems for them, like selecting looks over strength or health. Often a lot of inbreeding takes place too.
There are other animals that simply have no business being pets, like parrots. They live out their days confined to a cage, forced to mimic whatever bullshit the owner spews. They're fed artificial food and denied the opportunity to do what all birds are supposed to - fly.
And then there's this mentality that animals are oh-so cute and people should take them in if they're injured. Often the animals they nurse end up dying anyway or attacking them, or they are invasive species that should've been left to die. House sparrows for instance are invasive in North America, yet go on Youtube and you'll find tons of vids of people keeping baby sparrows, obviously unaware what they are. Western Australia eradicates every house sparrow they find.
True. I only support ethical breeding. People who breed for short faces or sloped back and such just because it’s cute I don’t agree with.
With the sparrows though, it’s not really their fault. They didn’t ask to be brought to areas they’re not supposed to be in. I don’t think they should be killed, but babies that people find shouldn’t be released back into the wild.
IIN that I think having pets was one of humanity’s worst ideas?
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Yeah, the way people keep pets now is kinda dumb. Unless they're serving a purpose like a sheep herding dog or mouse catching cat then there's no point. The friendship excuse only works if you live in the woods or have no friends. Otherwise you're holding an animal captive for your own amusement.
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Some people don’t do well with making human friends. Animals don’t judge you and won’t dump you over minor things. Animals make much better friends in my opinion than people.
And if you were talking about wild animals I could understand what you’re saying, but dogs and cats are domesticated. They’ve been bred to be companions and workers for humans for literally thousands of years, they like being with people. If you were to set a dog or cat free into the wild, it would probably die within the first week.
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but that just reinforces the debate the pet owners hold animals captive , all you did was give the cause pet owners capture animals as slave property. if hell exist pet owners are going to get payback for all this. those animals all belong in the wild not some back yard or living room. dont be surprised if your pet is set free some day with a new law.
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Yeah, domestic animals are meant to be captive. They don’t think like wild animals do nor do they long to be free. Ever notice how even when a dog gets loose, it always tries to come back home? Dogs may have decended from wolves, but thousands of years of domestication have ensured that they no longer behave or think exactly as wolves do. If you set a pet wolf free, it would probably die due to having no experience with the wild, but it’s wild genes at least give it a chance. If you set a domestic dog loose it would almost certainly die. A lot of dogs don’t even have a drive to chase or hunt anymore, and the ones that do are nowhere near as adept at hunting as wild wolves.
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they are domesticated not genetically modified , they would seek their ecological niche , that why goldfish do just fine released.
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Goldfish have not been selectively bred for thousands of years. Dogs have. People dump their dogs all the time in my area and they usually end up getting hit by cars or disappearing.
Maybe if someone selectively bred dogs to be more independent and learn to hunt for themselves that could work.
But most dogs like your every day pit or lab don’t stand a chance on their own in the wild.
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dogs released into the wild die of the same things wolves die of. starvation , predation and disease.
You've got a point with domesticated animals. But that breeding creates problems for them, like selecting looks over strength or health. Often a lot of inbreeding takes place too.
There are other animals that simply have no business being pets, like parrots. They live out their days confined to a cage, forced to mimic whatever bullshit the owner spews. They're fed artificial food and denied the opportunity to do what all birds are supposed to - fly.
And then there's this mentality that animals are oh-so cute and people should take them in if they're injured. Often the animals they nurse end up dying anyway or attacking them, or they are invasive species that should've been left to die. House sparrows for instance are invasive in North America, yet go on Youtube and you'll find tons of vids of people keeping baby sparrows, obviously unaware what they are. Western Australia eradicates every house sparrow they find.
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True. I only support ethical breeding. People who breed for short faces or sloped back and such just because it’s cute I don’t agree with.
With the sparrows though, it’s not really their fault. They didn’t ask to be brought to areas they’re not supposed to be in. I don’t think they should be killed, but babies that people find shouldn’t be released back into the wild.