I've been reading a lot of CL pet ads lately. I can't tell you how many times a day I see somebody posting an ad to rehome their animal(s) because they just had a baby or they are having a baby and "don't have time". Based on that logic, no woman with a menstrual cycle or man living with a woman who has said menstrual cycle should adopt a pet because there is always a possibility of getting pregnant and having to rehome your pet because you won't have time. There were a couple ads where the people have had their pet for years and they just suddenly "don't have time".
I don't understand this.. newborns and infants are a crapload of work, but they also sleep a lot. How hard is it to play with your dog or cat for a bit while the baby is sleeping? Is it that hard to pet your animal when you pass by them on your way to get the baby a bottle? Toddlers will get down on the floor with you and play with the animals. What if the people were having twins or triplets? Or already had kids before getting pregnant? Would they try to rehome some of their kids because they "just don't have the time"?
What are your thoughts? Am I just being too cynical of people?




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it should be the same with animals.

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