• mysticpickle@lemmy.ca
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    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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      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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        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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        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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          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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      Maybe more I’d you build one of those wh40k golden thrones to animate its living corpse a bit longer.

      God Emperor Kitteh? I’m intrigued…

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      Ya but if you get a 40k style throne, then you’ll be forever scrounging up phyker kitties to sacrifice it. May as well just embrace the chaos kitties