Even that’s still a very different scenario. Survival for you/your family, vs intentionally dooming a defenseless, sick pet to a slow, painful death (or laughing about it, in your case). That’s not a Western stereotype, that’s basic human compassion and empathy.
In your first example, euthanasia is far better than “tossing a sick pet in the trash”. Obviously. Anywhere in the world, no matter the poverty level, there’s cheap, quick, humane ways of ending an animals life. And yes, I would do it personally, if I had to. Intentionally choosing suffering over a quick end is wrong.
Makes sense in that environment. If someone doesn’t have at least one grandparent that endured some shit then their family lived a very fortunate life. Or more likely didn’t pass down stories of just how bad things got.
That’s horrible.
They grew up in poverty and dealt with famines in a post-WW2 war-torn nation.
“Not taking to the vet” and “tossing in the trash” are miles apart.
I mean for perspective… people in my grandma’s generation would just eat the cat before they got too old.
Kinda like livestock… with a dual purpose of pest control…
And before westerners starts sterotyping… reminder again that this is a war-torn country devastated by japanese imperialism and famines were common.
Even that’s still a very different scenario. Survival for you/your family, vs intentionally dooming a defenseless, sick pet to a slow, painful death (or laughing about it, in your case). That’s not a Western stereotype, that’s basic human compassion and empathy.
In your first example, euthanasia is far better than “tossing a sick pet in the trash”. Obviously. Anywhere in the world, no matter the poverty level, there’s cheap, quick, humane ways of ending an animals life. And yes, I would do it personally, if I had to. Intentionally choosing suffering over a quick end is wrong.
Makes sense in that environment. If someone doesn’t have at least one grandparent that endured some shit then their family lived a very fortunate life. Or more likely didn’t pass down stories of just how bad things got.