• gerryflap@feddit.nl
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    10 days ago

    Damn do you have no empathy? How can you not understand how much a dog can mean to someone? A dog is not an inanimate object, it’s a living being with a personality and emotions.

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      10 days ago

      Still only a dog. That tweet is an insult to everyone who has ever l lost a person.

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        10 days ago

        No it fucking isn’t you cretin. Comments like yours are insults to anyone with a fucking soul

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        I’ve lost plenty of people in my life and that only makes me feel sympathy for his situation. Roscoe clearly means a lot to him. Dogs are social animals, they become members of families, they love people and animals, they experience emotions and pain. How can you be so heartless?

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          Dogs are animals. Predators to some, food to others. Whatever emotions you see in them is nothing but a reflection of your own expectations. Stop treating them like they were humans.

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            10 days ago

            As another commenter already said, we’re also animals. Why would humans be the only beings who deserve empathy and love? A dog is no human, but they’re also capable of building a bond with humans and likewise the other way around. They recognize us, share in our emotions, and take part in out lives. Such a loss hurts all the same.

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        I’ve lost people, I’m not insulted. It’s perfectly easy to have empathy across many different things and to varying degrees. Don’t speak on my behalf thanks.