@c09f86d3 I have been thinking something similar for a good while. I really enjoy pets though I don't have any currently - they are just to much work, and I have kids, so being a so called pet parent has a lot less appeal. But yeah, they really do take a lot of resources the way most urban people treat them, and that is a problem/topic that feels very unapproachable.
@57c0f594 cats have made a dent in wildlife populations too. The article points out a lot of people buy a pet because of the appealing aspect of having its unconditional love, but it’s all on the human’s terms and causes behavioural issues in the pet. We give them human-themed treats and dress them in costumes. But shut them inside while we go to work or socialise. This is apparently ok, while zoos and circuses aren’t. Some pets get better lives, but I’ve seen many who don’t.
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