Are vegetarians suppose to have "pets"?!
Are vegetarians suppose to have "pets"?
am i suppose to buy a pet out off a store or adopt and rescue a "companion animal" ? cuz buying a pet and ownig it means ownig a friend slave where can i adopt a gold fish?
Additional Details2 days ago
do i call it an compianion animal instead of pets?
Answers: 2 days ago
do i call it an compianion animal instead of pets? buy a gold fish, the pet stores keep them in ridiculously small tanks, you will be helping animal rights by at least giving the goldfish a large, nice unshared home yup, a nice head of lettuce would be a great pet. If you are not sure, you are a poser who is just a vegetarian to be like "Ooh, look at me, I love animals, I'm nice...". being a vegetarian doesn't mean no pets As long as you don't eat the pet, it okay. Having pets seems a little bit counterintuitive if you are trying to indeed treat the animal as a human, because even if you treat it as a "companion", the pet has no choice of whether it wants to be with you or not. Further, you would have to deal with getting the pet neutered, etc., which although of course necessary in practical terms for these animals and may be the most "humane" thing to do, is "inhumane" as you are taking away the creature's right to reproduce and it has no power in the decision. www.petfinder.org for a list of animals in shelters that you can adopt. It's a longshot to find a goldfish, but it could happen. All kinds of homeless pets on this site. You can get purebred animals. All are spayed/nutered and up to date on shots. Keep in mind that getting a "free" kitten will cost you $250+ in vet fees to get all the vaccinations (multiple office visits) and the spay or nuter. The adoption fee for a shelter animal will always be less than what you end up spending to vet an animal yourself. Your "slave animal" is more like an adopted family member. It's not like they have to get a job or wash your floors or anything. If a gold fish is what you want, go to the pet store or W*lm*rt and buy one. No, a slave is defined as:
1. a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
2. a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person: a slave to a drug.
3. a drudge: a housekeeping slave.
4. a slave ant.
5. Photography. a subsidiary flash lamp actuated through its photoelectric cell when the principal flash lamp is discharged.
6. Machinery. a mechanism under control of and repeating the actions of a similar mechanism. Compare master (def. 19).
–verb (used without object) 7. to work like a slave; drudge.
8. to engage in the slave trade; procure, transport, or sell slaves.
–verb (used with object) 9. to connect (a machine) to a master as its slave
So unless you're one of the ants that captures and forces other ants to work for them . . . (I'd like to see how you managed to type your Question.) Your goldfish will *not* be a slave. That's frankly just silly. My five cats and one bunny are not slaves. They are my daughter and son cats and son bunny. I love them very much! Now there's another issue with sled dogs and workhorses but you're not considering them, are you? yes you can have pets, just don't abuse them I don't think gold fish live long enough to make it to an animal shelter lol.
I have a pet dwarf rabbit I rescued from an animal shelter. He was some kid's easter present and then I guess the kid lost interest. I would reccomend you get a rabbit, hamster, guinea pig, rat, etc. They are easy to care for, you don't have to buy them yucky meaty food and they are lots more fun than a fish. i m a vegatarian but i feed my pets with chicken stewand infact cook non veg food for my family i respect them a smuch it is matter of personal choice