People that buy pure breed dogs

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So... you agree with forced incestuous breeding that causes diseases for many dogs?

edit—How come this got moved?
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When I was little, my family had a purebred Chow. Chow dogs run a high risk of gastric cancer because of all the inbreeding and trait selection. And that's what he died of, he was put down the day before Thanksgiving.

Currently have a Bullboxer Pit, she's just the sweetest thing. If I ever get another dog, it'll be either a pit, a boxer, or a mix of the two.
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I love you, son.
I have a dog who's a mix of 3 breeds so I'm good.


 
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I don't know about anybody else,  but my cocker spaniel has had a nice life.


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When I was little, my family had a purebred Chow. Chow dogs run a high risk of gastric cancer because of all the inbreeding and trait selection. And that's what he died of, he was put down the day before Thanksgiving.

this thanksgiving?


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The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
When I was little, my family had a purebred Chow. Chow dogs run a high risk of gastric cancer because of all the inbreeding and trait selection. And that's what he died of, he was put down the day before Thanksgiving.

this thanksgiving?
Thankfully not. He died about ten years ago.


 
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I've been questioning the ethics of owning pets at all lately.


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I've been questioning the ethics of owning pets at all lately.

Really? Why?


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His eyebrows sparkling, his white beard hangs down to his chest. The thatched mats, spread outside his chise, spread softly, his splendid attos. He polishes, cross-legged, his makiri, with his eyes completely absorbed.

He is Ainu.

The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
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No, it wasn't a pun. I'm glad now that he was euthanized because he was in a lot of pain at the end of his life.


 
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I've been questioning the ethics of owning pets at all lately.
Really? Why?
Because I certainly wouldn't want to be "owned" by anyone for their entertainment.

Thing is, most pets seem to be okay with it... but does that necessarily make it okay?...
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Purebred breeding is largely unethical. I would never knowingly by from such a breeder.


 
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His eyebrows sparkling, his white beard hangs down to his chest. The thatched mats, spread outside his chise, spread softly, his splendid attos. He polishes, cross-legged, his makiri, with his eyes completely absorbed.

He is Ainu.

The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
Nearly every dog we've had beside the Chow was adopted. It's a home with food and affection vs the shelter, so I'd think that the situation is a nonchoice. Turning them loose is what probably had them end up in the pound in the first place, so a domesticated animal being set free is giving it the option between dying or being adopted.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
I've been questioning the ethics of owning pets at all lately.
Really? Why?
Because I certainly wouldn't want to be "owned" by anyone for their entertainment.

Thing is, most pets seem to be okay with it... but does that necessarily make it okay?...
Pets simply aren't property in a way that a table is. Moral responsibilities relate to the well-being of conscious creatures--dogs and cats included.


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I've been questioning the ethics of owning pets at all lately.
Really? Why?
Because I certainly wouldn't want to be "owned" by anyone for their entertainment.

Thing is, most pets seem to be okay with it... but does that necessarily make it okay?...
Have you ever had a pet? I mean like a dog or cat - not a fish or some shit.

Pets aren't there for our entertainment. They're part of the family.


 
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Nearly every dog we've had beside the Chow was adopted. It's a home with food and affection vs the shelter, so I'd think that the situation is a nonchoice. Turning them loose is what probably had them end up in the pound in the first place, so a domesticated animal being set free is giving it the option between dying or being adopted.
Well no, I'm not trying to say we should just let them all loose. That would be retarded. I have two chihuahuas--one of which gets heavy seizures very frequently because of her fucked up physiology. Ain't no way, no how she'd make it out there.

I'm just saying, we probably should have never started to own pets. Now we can't stop, because our pets are designed to be pets. It's just a little fucked up to me. All of it. Not just pure-breeding.
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Pets aren't there for our entertainment. They're part of the family.
Well, says you. Not everyone thinks of their pets that way. They're evil, but they're there.


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His eyebrows sparkling, his white beard hangs down to his chest. The thatched mats, spread outside his chise, spread softly, his splendid attos. He polishes, cross-legged, his makiri, with his eyes completely absorbed.

He is Ainu.

The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
Maybe my view is just different because I view dogs as companions instead of pets.


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Pets aren't there for our entertainment. They're part of the family.
Well, says you. Not everyone thinks of their pets that way. They're evil, but they're there.
Well, obviously. But that doesn't mean owning a pet is unethical - it's just some people are shitty people.


 
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Maybe my view is just different because I view dogs as companions instead of pets.
Well, so do I, though. I'm just conceding that we sort of made them our companions. I don't think it started off as a mutual thing.

Well, obviously. But that doesn't mean owning a pet is unethical - it's just some people are shitty people.
I don't know. Is it ethical to push someone into a crevice and swiftly pull them back and say, "Saved your life"?
Most people are shitty. I wouldn't trust the average person to own a pet. That's just me.
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Is it ethical to push someone into a crevice and swiftly pull them back and say, "Saved your life"?
...huh? I don't understand this analogy.


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His eyebrows sparkling, his white beard hangs down to his chest. The thatched mats, spread outside his chise, spread softly, his splendid attos. He polishes, cross-legged, his makiri, with his eyes completely absorbed.

He is Ainu.

The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
I can't really argue that point considering that I don't know how domestication the dog happened. It could have been a mutual thing, or one-sided. If you know anything about it I'd be interested to read itm


 
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Is it ethical to push someone into a crevice and swiftly pull them back and say, "Saved your life"?
...huh? I don't understand this analogy.
The only reason animals need to be taken care of is because we fucked them up. A lot of people abuse and neglect animals, which gets them in shelters. A lot of people specially breed them, which has an entire host of health risks. This has drastically reduced their capacity to survive out in the wild (if they had much a capacity to begin with... like Aria, I'm ignorant of how domestication took place, so I might just be talking shit right now).

Again, I just wanna make it clear that these thoughts aren't ironclad right now. I'm simply postulating--hence my first post.
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I guess so.

Pure Bread dogs are healthier.


 
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I can't really argue that point considering that I don't know how domestication the dog happened. It could have been a mutual thing, or one-sided. If you know anything about it I'd be interested to read itm
It's a mystery, but people have their theories.


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I've been questioning the ethics of owning pets at all lately.
Really? Why?
Because I certainly wouldn't want to be "owned" by anyone for their entertainment.

Thing is, most pets seem to be okay with it... but does that necessarily make it okay?...

Yeah that makes sense, but pets aren't necessarily for entertainment... they're part of the family


 
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Well, that's good to hear. I'm glad that people here (myself included, make no mistake) hold their pets in high regard.
Just, if something ever rubs me the wrong way, especially when it comes to a sanction or social norm, I gotta take a critical glance on it...
Last Edit: January 15, 2015, 12:41:13 PM by Verbatim


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I've been questioning the ethics of owning pets at all lately.
it's usually mutually beneficial for the owner and the pet. many pets are functional- cats hunt household pests, dogs can be effective at herding or hunting, etc. the pets are therapeutic for humans, they make us happier by being in our lives. in return, we give them a warm place to sleep and live, plenty of food, medical attention, and freedom within the limits of safety (in the ideal scenario- many people abuse their pets or do not care for them properly, but the general idea is fundamentally morally sound, methinks.)