Originally Posted by
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Well, it's not like I'm a cat person. I'm not a pet person at all. I think it's fairly weird to keep an animal outside of utilitarian purposes. If you have a hunting dog, or keep a cat in the shed to get rid of the mice, and you enjoy the company of the animal, that's cool. But it's really strange to me to have a pet cooped up in an apartment in midtown Manhattan for no other reason than to entertain you. Self professed "animal lovers" are very quick to turn a blind eye to animal abuse when the abuse brings the owner emotional satisfaction.
Furthermore, the pet industry (probably not in terms of scale) is far more disturbing to me than the meat industry. Sure the meat industry is fucking gross and reprehensible, but at least the end game is people being nourished. What justifiable purpose does a puppy mill serve?