I hate people who explicitly look for good looking pets (1 Viewer)

[Myco]

It just crazy that they are trying to show off an image of a "pretty perfect world". There are so many pets that don't look like your perfect internet famous dog or cat.
There are so many lovely pets that maybe have disabilities, or have crazy personalities, a pet should be your friend, and they (most of the time) come randomly and you accept your human friends the way they are so why search for a perfect looking pet.

It's really terrible when people go "no i don't want a older pet, they are gonna die soon anyway", as if they don't deserve a home and love for their last years.

Sorry this rant came out of nowhere but I just saw sth on reddit

 

[kodoku]

I understand your point yeah...... all animals deserve the same love and care.. we're just shallow I guess, idk :/

 

[dark_tranquility]

My brother is like that. Always have to get the most unique, cutest pet there is.
Kind of sad how people are already superficial enough as it is, without resulting to their pets.

 

[Ahsoka]

I agree, but I also understand the wanting a younger pet. I lost my cat a few month ago and it was hard and I don't exactly want to have to deal with that any time soon. My family is considering adopting another cat and we're thinking a kitten, not just for that reason but also so they end up being comfortable growing up around my dog, rather than having an older animal that may have a harder time adjusting.

 

[Abeamus]

People who care too much about image will even care to that extent but even if you get the "perfect pet" one day it might not be and some people are heartless enough to abandon a pet in that scenario.

 

[Myco]

I agree, but I also understand the wanting a younger pet. I lost my cat a few month ago and it was hard and I don't exactly want to have to deal with that any time soon. My family is considering adopting another cat and we're thinking a kitten, not just for that reason but also so they end up being comfortable growing up around my dog, rather than having an older animal that may have a harder time adjusting.

I can definitely understand that once you've lost a pet already, that going for an older one might not be favorable especially soon after it happened.

 

[Belgizen]

Character is more important

But I wanna say this:
When I buy a horse, I too look at looks. Lots of people do. In dressage, the way your horse looks is the factor that makes you win or lose.
I guess same goes for people who wanna do pet shows.
But these are exceptions, but they do exist

 

[yeji]

you arent wrong.