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[–] 21 points 4 months ago* (7 children)

Lol does the dude commenting about debt not know how expensive it can be to raise a pet? I'm terms of pure monetary outlays, the kitten is likely to cost over $10k throughout it's lifespan. Maybe more I'd you build one of those wh40k golden thrones to animate its living corpse a bit longer.

If the guy proposing was truly concerned about money, he should have gotten her a nice mossanite ring. No one except a jeweler is gonna have the expertise or care to check anyways :o

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  • [–] 29 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    You can't compare the companionship of a pet, with carrying a rock on your hand. The ring costs money and brings absolutely nothing (and people in awe of the beauty of wedding rings are full of shit), the cat is a life that goes through existence with you for years.

    You can't just compare a cost of life, with the cost of a stone, the two don't have the same value.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    Yeah, cat > diamond ring in both emotional utility and actual monetary cost.

    I was specifically pointing out that the comment about the ring putting them in more monetary debt than the cat is wrong. A 1-carat diamond ring is going to set you back a couple grand. The costs to raise a cat throughout its lifespan is very likely going to be several times larger than that.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    cost of life

    Should we save about 1.4 to 3.7 billion wild birds a year, by ending the pet cat industry?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Yes because on top of the moral responsibility of humans over the behavior of cats, they are also destructive for the environment and keeping them out causes a lot of problems.

    Ideally in a perfect world pets would either not be allowed of extremely limited anyway.

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