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Re:Dog insurer: 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping, playi... by 11235813213455 on Monday December 30, 2019 @04:33PM (#21916903)
Yes we have needs, but the planet has limits that we already hit, so we now should all have a moral duty to limit/filter our non-essential needs

The sources show how significant pets impact is (1/5th of the world meat+fish production, think about the processing, transport, and all intermediate materials required for this and the pollution that generates, and finally the ecosystem damages via outdoors and feral ones)

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Re:Dog insurer: 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping, playi... by harimau777 on Monday December 30, 2019 @06:55PM (#21917798)
I see what you're saying, but I'm not sure that the needs that pets supply are non-essential. For many people they are a significant, if not primary, source of companionship and joy. I think we would need a plan for how to offset removing something so important.
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