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“Cats are just so smart and independent,” said someone whose cat spent the last 3 hours licking the side of their couch for no discernible reason.
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“Dogs are loyal and trustworthy,” said someone whose dog is currently sitting on their cheating ex’s lap, happily eating snacks and getting pets.
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“Bunnies are sweet and loving, even if they don’t show it,” said someone whose rabbit bit off their cousin’s fingertip.
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“My bird has a good life” said a person who plucked a creature from the sky and removed its key defining feature as an organism.
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“I am neither a psychopath nor a masochist,” said a parrot owner.
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“My hamster definitely loves me, or at least remembers who I am,” said someone whose pet has a lifespan half as long as 90% of their shoes.
“It’s totally legal to own this little guy,” said an exotic pet owner / person who doesn’t know the difference between legality and ethics.
![Pet Owner Fallacies fish](https://pome-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/goldfish-672126_1920.jpg)
“This is definitely a pet,” says a person who killed 5 goldfish in the past 6 weeks.
![Pet Owner Fallacies pig](https://pome-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/piglet-1409290_1920.jpg)
“A lot of people totally have these,” said the micropig owner / rookie mead homebrewer.
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“Anyone can afford to own a horse,” said someone with a summer home.
“Snakes are truly the most cuddly of pets,” said the person whose boa crushes other animals to death in its fatal embrace.
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“You get used to the smell,” said the ferret owner, a person who can no longer stand to be in half of their house.
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“This is my pet goat,” said a person who doesn’t know what a pet is.
“I thought this decision through,” said someone who owns a monkey.
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“I like animals,” said the giant lizard owner; a person who has only touched their pet 3 times this year.
“I like animals,” said God, and look how that turned out.
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