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>"Some people might not have children, and their pets are like their children." Because someone does not have a children does not confer human rights or equiva

>"Some people might not have children, and their pets are like their children." Because someone does not have a children does not confer human rights or equivalency on a dog. This is such a distortion. This whole idea of "its like my child" or "this dog is family" is always used when it comes to justify taking dogs into shared spaces that are built for humans. However if it were a child or family would you leave it all alone in a 500 square foot apartment for 8 hours a day 5 days a week while you went to work? Or would you feed them the the exact same food every day? In those cases "its just a dog" right? So it seems its only very selectively "like a child" then. It's really only "like a child" when its convenient to justify some perceived right to bring your dog wherever you please when its not actually necessary to address a real disability.

jamesrcole 9y ago
>>> it's important for people to remember that no your dog is not as important as your family >> Some people might not have children, and their pets are like their children. > Because someone does not have a children does not confer human rights or equivalency on a dog. This is such a distortion. You're misintepreting what I said. I never said or implied anything about dogs having human rights or equivalent. I was responding specifically to a statement that "your dog is not as important as your family". I said that for some people their dogs are, to them, like family members, and to them, just as important. That's all I said, and I wasn't making any particular statement or implied statement about the other issues such as taking dogs to a restaurant.
JBlue42 9y ago
>However if it were a child or family would you leave it all alone in a 500 square foot apartment for 8 hours a day 5 days a week while you went to work? Or would you feed them the the exact same food every day? In those cases "its just a dog" right? This is also where some entitlement comes in. People faking that they have service dogs so they can get it into their apartment building then leaving it while they're at work all day, especially if they're single. I love dogs but I'm not going to own one until I can personally make sure I'm providing a good environment and training for it. That's not a studio apartment in Central LA at this moment so I'm happy to wait. It's not a child but it is a being I'm responsible for.

jamesrcole 9y ago

>>> it's important for people to remember that no your dog is not as important as your family >> Some people might not have children, and their pets are like their children. > Because someone does not have a children does not confer human rights or equivalency on a dog. This is such a distortion. You're misintepreting what I said. I never said or implied anything about dogs having human rights or equivalent. I was responding specifically to a statement that "your dog is not as important as your family". I said that for some people their dogs are, to them, like family members, and to them, just as important. That's all I said, and I wasn't making any particular statement or implied statement about the other issues such as taking dogs to a restaurant.

JBlue42 9y ago

>However if it were a child or family would you leave it all alone in a 500 square foot apartment for 8 hours a day 5 days a week while you went to work? Or would you feed them the the exact same food every day? In those cases "its just a dog" right? This is also where some entitlement comes in. People faking that they have service dogs so they can get it into their apartment building then leaving it while they're at work all day, especially if they're single. I love dogs but I'm not going to own one until I can personally make sure I'm providing a good environment and training for it. That's not a studio apartment in Central LA at this moment so I'm happy to wait. It's not a child but it is a being I'm responsible for.