LyssaAnfissa

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@RachelMoiselle Obviously if she’s going through a matchmaker because she prefers somebody in finance etc, open-mindedness is not the approach she takes to dating.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@ladybluemama Animals don’t, in fact, “exist to please you,” unless what pleases you is picking up someone’s poop. They are a major responsibility. It’s fine if people don’t like animals. But to voluntarily get one without understanding it’s a major long-term commitment is childlike behavior

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face It is a big deal to the poor animal that had zero choice in ending up with an owner who thinks they are disposable. Yes, life circumstances change. If you are prepared to get rid of a pet when life circumstances change, you should just not get one.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face Rehoming a pet should be absolutely the last resort, not something that’s normalized. Not committed to taking care of a pet in whatever circumstances (short of actual danger)? Don’t get a pet.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face There is definitely something wrong with getting a pet when you are not prepared to take full, long-term responsibility for it. Getting a pet is completely voluntary. Are we supposed to be impressed they didn’t just pull a Kristi Noem and shoot the animal in the backyard?

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face I used to think it was ridiculous how animal shelters in the U.S. would make you jump through hoops just to adopt a cat or dog. But seeing how cavalier people are about getting rid of them, I am starting to understand the shelters’ reasoning.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face They don’t need me to agree with their reasoning, but they shouldn’t expect me or other people who believe in responsible pet ownership to pretend what they did is somehow totally fine.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face It’s not a good reason to rehome a pet unless something went so wrong you are now physically incapacitated and can’t find a friend or relative to help you out. And I’ve had to take care of a pet and a newborn after a cesarean.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face The problem does not originate with rehoming the pet. It originates with getting a pet under the impression they are a toy or a piece of furniture or an accessory you can just get rid of when you’ve tired of it or have other things to occupy your time.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@Pnl0828 @x_skulleh @w0rm_face Having a baby doesn’t suddenly make you incapable of caring for a pet, unless something has gone horrible wrong. But if you think it does you just should never have gotten a pet in the first place. It’s a fairly easy problem to avoid.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@w0rm_face Which is fine—we all do shitty, selfish things from time to time. We are all assholes from time to time. But other people are not obligated to make us feel exonerated for those moments.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@w0rm_face The fact that people who have done so are really triggered by the suggestion that what they did is deeply selfish suggests that even they know deep down that it was a shitty thing to do.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@MommieHTX If your attitude to getting a pet is “I will just rehome you if something changes or you start getting on my nerves,” you shouldn’t get a pet. It’s a fairly simple solution to that dilemma.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@MommieHTX I mean, yeah? You get a pet with the understanding you will be responsible for taking care of it through various life situations, challenges and illnesses for the duration of its life. Some people don’t feel they can commit to that and that’s fine. But then don’t get a pet.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@emzanotti They are clearly never getting married, lol.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@NatureGirl_21 @ShebaLowry There are plenty of perfectly nice people who just don’t get a pet in the first place because they have the maturity and self-knowledge to understand they won’t be able to stick it out through challenging times and behaviors.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@NatureGirl_21 @ShebaLowry As hominem attacks don’t prove your point in any way, sorry. I’ve owned both cats and dogs. I’ve had a dog and a baby at the same time. The person who rehomes a dog because it’s become an inconvenience is a right ole asshole, sorry.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@ShebaLowry @NatureGirl_21 And then claiming that it’s no big deal and they will never know the difference.

[LyssaAnfissa @LAnfissa]

@ShebaLowry @NatureGirl_21 Research shows cats and dogs have the intellectual/emotional capacity of roughly an 18-month-old child. Now, imagine taking an 18-month-old from their primary caregivers and the home environment they know and placing them in a completely different home with totally new people.