I’m Going To Piss Some Of You Off…
This may anger a few of you, but really, if you can’t appreciate me for my frank honesty, you probably should be reading another blog. Perhaps this one or even better, this one.
So, it came up at work just now about animals. We have someone in my office who is an animal lover and we have me. And we got into the discussion about animals and I mentioned that since I’ve had kids, I’ve lost the ability to really ‘care’ all that much about animals. I even went so far as to say that I think this sticker below that people can put on there door is ignorant.
Actually I couldn’t find the word at the time, but ignorant will do. I do not want a fireman, who probably has a family and friends who will miss him, risking his life to save a dog or a cat or a bird. I think that if you would trade a human life (that’s not your own) for an animal’s life, you have some serious judgment problems. That cat will be snuggling up to some kid at the shelter two days after you’re dead.
It’s just an animal. I know you love your pet, but it’s an animal. Heck, earlier today, you probably ate some other animal.
Anyway, that’s my opinion. I still love you and I hope you still love me. I just had to get this down somewhere. Hopefully, I’ll see you here for the next post.
(By the way, if you leave a thought-provoking counter-argument or comment, it’s great. If you call me names, I will delete your comment. If you don’t like that, go start your own blog. Heck, call it ‘I Hate Patrick’ and link back to me. I’m a whore like that.)
March 15th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
I agree. Although I think people have a right to value their animals above human life, I don’t think it’s right for them to make that decision for the emergency workers who put their lives on the line.
If you want to go back in the house and risk your own life for Fido…go ahead. I won’t laugh at you. But if my brother died because you were to stupid to let Fi-Fi out of the kennel I’ll kick your ass.
In other words…word.
March 15th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Oh sure, if you want to die, go right ahead. I just refuse to endanger someone else’s life over it. By all means, if Fido is worth dying for, go for it.
In other words, I concur with you, Law Girl. On a side note, I like your blog. Kudos.
March 15th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
I totally agree with the both of you. We had a cat before we had kids, and she meant the world to me. But after the kids came along, pets just aren’t that important. Don’t get me wrong, I love animals, but not enough to risk a human life for.
March 16th, 2007 at 5:24 am
I have 2 cats, but I would feel horrible if someone was burned alive trying to save them.
March 16th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
I’m sure this makes me a horrible person, but I sort of chuckled at this – the part about the animal snuggling up to someone else at a shelter if the owner were dead.
I loved my cat, but not over the life of someone’s husband and dad.
March 18th, 2007 at 4:58 am
I know what you mean. I love my in-laws but they treat their dog like she was a baby. She’s a dog.
March 25th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
We have one of those stickers, but it doesn’t say “please save our pet” it says something like “attention emergency worker, we have:” which I figure can just inform them that they might trip over the dog as he runs out, leaving us choking on the floor. I actually checked dog and wrote under it “BIG” to discourage burglars.
I like the “other” category. I should add “5 Goldfish and 3 albino catfish” Surely the firefighters would want to save them, too.