What is worse than "Pet" is "Owner"! We own objects not sentient beings. Sentient beings have feelings and sensations, objects do not. When we "own" something we can do anything we want to it -- take care of it or abuse it, even throw it away. Saying that we "own" or dog or cat covertly implies this. We are actually their GUARDIANS, care-takers, or adoptive parents -- these terms imply that we are responsible for their well-being, not an object that we can do anything we want to them.
I rarely agree with Peta, but "pet" or the Norwegian word "kjæledyr" (cuddling animal) feels wrong because it sounds like they're teddy bears. I call myself his human and he is my dog, and in conversation he's "my little man".
I don't think our pets could care less as long as we take care of and love them as much as any other family member. The strict difference is that they're animals and we're human. No need to think about these politically correct terms.
i,m a geordie and everyone is called pet.
I call my dog “my fur son”
What is worse than "Pet" is "Owner"! We own objects not sentient beings. Sentient beings have feelings and sensations, objects do not. When we "own" something we can do anything we want to it -- take care of it or abuse it, even throw it away. Saying that we "own" or dog or cat covertly implies this. We are actually their GUARDIANS, care-takers, or adoptive parents -- these terms imply that we are responsible for their well-being, not an object that we can do anything we want to them.
I call my dog my cookie chicken nugget fun dog lug it to cuddle it to make me feel like a hit….celebrity.
I rarely agree with Peta, but "pet" or the Norwegian word "kjæledyr" (cuddling animal) feels wrong because it sounds like they're teddy bears. I call myself his human and he is my dog, and in conversation he's "my little man".
I don't think our pets could care less as long as we take care of and love them as much as any other family member. The strict difference is that they're animals and we're human. No need to think about these politically correct terms.
PETA is ridiculous. Dogs are pets and they couldn’t care less what English term we use for them.
Eh, all sort of crazy out there.
My little girl
I call my dog my little buddy ❤️😎👍
I don't care what PETA has to say.
(facepalm) so now our fur babies are now joining the WOKE universe? Outstanding /sighs
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