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Warren DeMontague

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60. pfffffffffffffffffffffffft.

Sat May 30, 2015, 05:25 AM

May 2015

Well, if some religious poobah with a giant hat said it, it MUST be true!

I think animals have consciousness, of varying degrees- obviously a lobster is not a sentient as, say, a dolphin.

A "soul" is a religious concept, but as far as "settled doctrine", many Buddhists believe that animals have the Buddha-nature, just as people do.

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What are people thinking when they abandon pets? [View all] Coventina May 2015 OP

Self centered abuse of the vulnerable. nt ladjf May 2015 #1

Sometimes they have to leave, and can't find a affordable place that takes pets. Lancero May 2015 #2

OK, I should have put more info in the OP: Coventina May 2015 #4

Objectifying pets nvardeh May 2015 #15

Welcome to DU GreatGazoo May 2015 #26

Animals don't have souls dumbcat May 2015 #48

There is no such thing as "settled" doctrine. alphafemale May 2015 #50

pfffffffffffffffffffffffft. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #60

No excuse for this, sorry. TDale313 May 2015 #16

The OP left out details to this, but my original point is still valid. Lancero May 2015 #36

I am talking about abandoning them to the streets TDale313 May 2015 #51

For the THIRD time in a row, if you bothered reading my post... Lancero May 2015 #52

I do get your point- TDale313 May 2015 #55

People who treat animals as kleenex are a waste of oxygen. Coventina May 2015 #56

I think you are misreading OP. gvstn May 2015 #58

I strongly suspect that my cat lost his first home this way. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #3

This is called "making YOUR problem someone ELSE'S problem". hamsterjill May 2015 #5

My husband and I noticed two cats last night. DawgHouse May 2015 #8

My thanks to you for putting out food and water for them. hamsterjill May 2015 #11

I am in the Orlando area. DawgHouse May 2015 #14

Some people buy into the feral argument, I think. That cats, especially, can live without people. freshwest May 2015 #6

Sometimes it's not the owners, but the "next-in-laws" LeftinOH May 2015 #7

In my case it was their loss and my gain. Wilms May 2015 #9

My youngest cat came to me this way IVoteDFL May 2015 #10

Thank you narnian60 May 2015 #31

Yep, people do this and it makes me mad too. DawgHouse May 2015 #12

Those are awful people. tammywammy May 2015 #13

Some people are so self-centered that they feel Snobblevitch May 2015 #17

Another excuse I hear for abandoning pets SheilaT May 2015 #18

I have posted before about our Dug Omaha Steve May 2015 #19

Awesome!!! Behind the Aegis May 2015 #30

Precious. narnian60 May 2015 #32

What gets me is when they get abandoned after a divorce.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #20

selfish pigs. my former landlord had pets because renters move and leave pets in the unit Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #21

It's awful enough when they dump them outside, but Arugula Latte May 2015 #22

Not even sure if people who do that are capable of more than breathing. nt peecoolyour May 2015 #23

Another thing: Idiots who get rid of a pet when the woman becomes pregnant or they have a baby... Arugula Latte May 2015 #24

I knew a couple... a la izquierda May 2015 #46

I've never understood. Lunabell May 2015 #25

You're awesome. Glassunion May 2015 #45

In the 1990s, I got a rescued Great Pyrennes dog named Abigail Fortinbras Armstrong May 2015 #27

thank you for saying it so clearly.... mike_c May 2015 #28

I don't know JustAnotherGen May 2015 #29

They aren't thinking, which is the problem. Behind the Aegis May 2015 #33

Ignorant people who have never seen abandoned pets starving, or ignorant 1monster May 2015 #34

Some people amazingly think the pets will do better than being sent to the animal shelter. Cleita May 2015 #35

My sweet little dog was abandoned. mountain grammy May 2015 #37

Do NOT drive your pet "out in the country" , take the collar off, and abandon it... bvar22 May 2015 #38

My best friend from high school lives on a farm in SE Ohio Tanuki May 2015 #59

Or like the people that dump puppies over someones fence and drive off. Rex May 2015 #39

99% of the people who do this are slimy, pathetic excuses for human beings Lurks Often May 2015 #40

My evangelical right-wing neighbor left his tom cat when they moved to Florida. B Calm May 2015 #41

You're learning now most people are assholes? lookatme May 2015 #42

Let that number sink in for a while. lookatme May 2015 #43

I hope this makes you feel better. Glassunion May 2015 #44

well it makes me feel better CrawlingChaos May 2015 #53

LOL! Thanks for the much needed laugh!! Coventina May 2015 #54

As a manly man, of great intestinal fortitude, I can say... Glassunion May 2015 #57

I had some sketchy neighbors do this once when they were evicted. a la izquierda May 2015 #47

I agree that you should have to have a licence to have a pet Beringia May 2015 #49

I whole heartedly agree davidpdx May 2015 #61

Animals "show up" here all the time yourpicturehere May 2015 #62

I'd no more abandon my dobie than I would my kids. SwissTony May 2015 #63

I hate her too! lonestarnot May 2015 #64