How can you do that to your loving pet? The pet doesn’t deserve to be out there alongside you, in the cold, struggling and suffering over some of the poor decisions you’ve made in your life. They didn’t ask for this and they don’t deserve this. Give them up to adoption.
(Blocking uncivil responses. I know this magazine possesses some very argumentative people who argue just to hear themselves argue)
Counterpoint: I don’t think dogs care about being homeless. If they’re well fed and loved, sure they may prefer a soft bed, but dogs will sleep nearly anywhere without a thought. Maybe it depends on the dog - a shepherd or husky can deal with cold better than a chihuahua or something.
Also I’m just speaking about dogs. Betta fish probably don’t like being homeless. Those things will die just to assert dominance.
LOL
bought my dog a soft fluffy bed… sleeps on the floor, my clothes or a rug instead
bed is prestine after 4 years. still as fluffy as the day I bought it. dogs don’t even care about beds, they just want a thing on the floor.
Wow, this is indeed an unpopular opinion and for a reason. Not only are you blaming the person for being on the street you are saying they should suffer more. Maybe if your parents gave you up for adoption you could have been raised with more empathy.
You can’t outright assume that everyone on the streets, are there because of what is happening in the world and the country. People make poor decisions nearly all of the time and they don’t account for the repercussions of what that poor decision can come from the choice made.
You’re just believing into this narrative that every single body in the in the US, for example, are there because the system fucked them over and that everyone is a victim. That’s not how I see it, not from the videos I’ve watched, the many stories I’ve read and such where people are homeless because of their poor decisions and poorer foresight.
Maybe if your parents taught you a little thing called reality, you’d understand better. But it is evident that you really don’t. So keep feeling justified in your little cutesy lecture and your proud downvoting for all I care.
This sounds rural af ngl
not from the videos I’ve watched, the many stories I’ve read
And how many of those didn’t have a certain narrative they were trying to push? Do you have any idea how ignorant you sound when your source for your opinion on millions of people in the worst of circumstances is “I saw some videos and read some stories”.
Let me ask you, have you actually talked with any of these fellow human beings out on the street? Have you spent even a second interacting with them besides shooting them a scowl as you pass by? Or were you worried they might get their “poor” on you, and so you avoided them like they were diseased?
Your world view is shit, little boy. Your parents have raised you in ignorance and have let their own lack of empathy spread into you and fester. Maybe keep your opinions to yourself about people who are struggling when you don’t even know the meaning of the word.
Them: you can’t just assume X.
You: you can’t assume ¬X.They didn’t assert ¬X. You’re arguing with a strawman.
I’ve yet to see a pet owned by someone homeless who was cold, struggling or suffering. They were the happiest creatures that I knew. They spent all of their time with their best friend, had lots of time for play and love, and were always fed first and fed well.
I spent half of my 20s homeless and met plenty of homeless dogs and cats. Rats too. All of which could have run off at any point but never did. They were always warm, were protected fiercely by their owners and were STUPIDLY happy and well behaved. Super social and friendly.
You also gotta think about it from our perspective too. No one cares about us at all. We often have to fight for ourselves and are completely alone in it all. No one wants to love us and, often, we don’t love ourselves. A pet? Can literally make or break someone. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen someone lose their pet and become homeless and I’ve seen someone homeless gain a pet and become a totally different person and start thriving. Just because something cared about them back.
I also can’t think of any situation in which any of them would have chosen to keep their pet homeless if there was a guaranteed place for them to go where they’re happy and safe and loved. But there isn’t for most people. You said put them up for adoption but what if no one takes them? Now you’re both alone for no reason. What if they end up in a kill shelter somehow?
Things are not as black or white as they appear. More black and white. Like a gorgeous husky I knew named Rocky who was the happiest fuck that I EVER knew.
It kind of just sounds like you’re a piece of shit and have never had anything bad happen to you in your life ever. When I was homeless I did give my dog to a trusted individual until I recovered. But not everyone even has somewhere to take their pets after that. You haven’t experienced enough suffering if you are comfortable holding these beliefs. Homelessness and poverty are never a choice
rolls eyes Yeah I bet you made it far in life with that kind of attitude.
I did and I continue to. And best of all I don’t spew shit takes like yours 💚 I hope people judge you in the same way you judge them
You really need to do some thinking on how people become homeless. You’re probably only a major accident or job loss away from being threatened by it. A good chunk of the homeless population only became homeless because they have mental disorders that were under treated by our busted healthcare system and lack of social safety nets.
Punching down at the most vulnerable people in our society does not make you look good.
I did but everyone here is just virtue signaling so there’s really no point in trying to defend my case when everyone is trying desperately to pad their own PR.
Your suggestion to “give them up for adoption” is a tad ignorant. Over half of dogs surrendered are euthanized.
This entire post reads like an observation through the window of mom’s Mercedes.
Maybe volunteer at a few shelters and get back to us.
This entire post reads like an observation through the window of mom’s Mercedes.
Damn that is a great way to describe the kind of privileged ignorance and lack of empathy seen here. I’ll be using this later.
There’s no point in defending your case because you don’t have a defence for your case. Deflecting on to everyone else is such a weak cop out. People aren’t virtue signaling, you’re just an asshole with a bad opinion and you want to pretend that everyone else is the problem so that you don’t have to acknowledge that you might be the problem.
Replace “pets” with “kids” and see if you still hold this opinion.
Also, you have no idea how someone falls into houselessness do you? “Poor decisions you’ve made in your life”? Smh.
If there’s one thing I know about dogs, it’s how much they hate being outside with their favorite people all the time.
They are not ‘dragging dogs into homelessness’.
They are ‘joining the dogs in the dog’s urban wilds’, where they would live without a human, anyway.
Maybe dogs are the soles here?
I’d almost agree with you, but I think the biggest thing is… if someone’s sleeping on the street, in their car etc… you can probably assume they don’t have much in the way of family or friends that are willing to step up and help out.
Meaning they can only really surrender it to pet shelters… which we all know have a huge influx of dogs, and the older the dog, the lower it’s odds of finding a loving home, the higher the odds it’s just going to be killed.
So yeah in short, one the dog probably is probably not as shaken by being homeless as it’s human companion, and even if it’s not, that’s still probably the least bad option for it.
If a homeless man has a rich cousin that says “Sorry man nothing I can do for you, but my kids really want your 8 year old german sheppard” and the homeless guy says no I need him with me, I’d respect him less. But I have to say, in most cases keeping the dog and master together is more often than not the best outcome for both of them.
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I agree with the opinion but also that its unpopular. However, when it comes to pets, my wife is not as rationale as she is with other things. So likely if and when we are homeless we might be pulling pets with us. Don’t get me wrong she is great and reasonable in many other ways but when it comes to pets. Not so much.
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