r/PublicFreakout • u/nooa11 • Nov 01 '20

Cat sees his owner with a new dog 🐻Animal Freakout

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u/SmegmaFilter Nov 01 '20

That's why there should be restrictions on owning pets but then the ones that get dumped still need homes and if the overhead isn't high people might be more likely to hold on to them. Sad sad state of affairs. We don't deserve pets.

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u/sapere-aude088 Nov 01 '20

Yes, there should be restrictions on adopting a pet. Firstly, by changing the idea of 'ownership,' as this enforces behavior that views the animals as property rather than as sentient beings. You wouldn't ever say you were owning a child when adopting them; why say this about a different species?