Don'T Keep Pets

If you have a pet read this carefully, what you are doing is not right frankly.

Pet may give you happiness,
but what about its own happiness?

it also wants freedom 
to stay with people of its own kind 
to chat and share and play 
friends and enemies, ups and downs,
a normal life like ours 
we enjoy sensual pleasures everyday
It is not right to deprive them of that

Right to sex, kids and family
Freedom to roam about freely
To be in natural surroundings 
Not confined to cage or home

Your pets movements are controlled by you
Just put yourself in their shoes would you want a life like them?

If I were to put you in a cage would you be happy?
If I ask you to stay along with animals,
eating what they give you,
going out only when they take you,
that to bound in chains, 
would you be happy?

Another painful part is that you get so attached to them 
when they die they are missed more than humans!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Carmack Avatar
August 8, 2020 at 9:41 PM
This reminds me of an activist I sometimes follow that refers to dogs as 'friendship slaves'. I agree to the 'no pet' position when it comes to aquarium pets and birds.
Balasubramanian Avatar
August 8, 2020 at 9:58 PM
I purposely put this in pet competition. Wanted pet owners to read this. Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Stay blessed.
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