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In reply to the discussion: Should people who can't afford medical treatments for pets own a cat or dog? [View all]libtodeath
(2,888 posts)45. This just pisses me off
animal companionship is one of the most beautiful and happy things of life and it is a legitimate question whether a person has to choose if they can afford it.
Billions of fucking dollars spent killing people in useless wars,billions more lining the pockets of greedy fucking wall street traders and oil barons yet a person needs to pick between eating or having a dog/cat?
What the fuck is wrong with this country that we accept this shit?
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Should people who can't afford medical treatments for pets own a cat or dog? [View all]
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
OP
ideally no - even more so people should not have children if they can't afford all their needs -
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2013
#18
The OP doesn't ask if we should shoot our pets if we can't afford med. care. But if we should go out
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#24
You make some good points, but I just want to say that my poll is not about policy,
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
#27
I voted no but of course I was thinking about people who deliberately go out and buy one
Benton D Struckcheon
Mar 2013
#29
I owned a farm, sometimes pets do die. It's best to give them a happy home as long as possible.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2013
#30
Like I said in the OP, I will not buy a dog until I am financially stable. nt
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
#50
Most of those things can't be predicted, but some things, such as check ups and sterilization,
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
#42
Ideally, no. But too many homeless shelter pets are killed because no one wants them.
MadrasT
Mar 2013
#56
Impossible question. A bone marrow transplant to treat a dog's lymphoma can cost $16,000.
Nye Bevan
Mar 2013
#57