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Dogs will become too expensive in the future and we’ll have to buy robo-pets
Metro. UK ^ | 12 May 2015 | Nicolas Reilly

Posted on 05/12/2015 6:36:43 AM PDT by Daffynition

Here’s some seriously bad news for lovers of man’s best friend.

A leading animal welfare researcher has claimed that the rise in global population will lead to real animals becoming the reserve of the extremely wealthy, meaning that the rest of us will turn to ‘robot dogs’ for companionship.

(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Pets/Animals
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To: MrB

Blade Runner


21 posted on 05/12/2015 6:47:17 AM PDT by JJ_Folderol (Diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
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To: momtothree
They say you brade lunner...


22 posted on 05/12/2015 6:48:11 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MrB

Wooohoooo. Ten points! My day is made!! :)


23 posted on 05/12/2015 6:49:22 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: headstamp 2

I was thinking of caption Rags’ picture with that very line!

LOL!

After I have my nutritious breakfast of red meat, french fries, transfat, and my morning smoke! LOL!


24 posted on 05/12/2015 6:49:38 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Daffynition

Awwww...but that’s part of their “Charm”. LOL!


25 posted on 05/12/2015 6:50:10 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Daffynition

Before that occurs,I hope I’m dead.What good is living without the friendship of a good dog?


26 posted on 05/12/2015 6:50:19 AM PDT by puppypusher ( The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: buffaloguy
Personally, I'm waiting on this model....
27 posted on 05/12/2015 6:51:31 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: momtothree

> Can a robot doggie stare completely perplexed at his butt after he clears the room with a fart? Nope.. I’m sticking with my live canine buddies....

And can he drag his butt across the carpet on his front legs without tearing the carpet up for our entertainment? I think not...


28 posted on 05/12/2015 6:52:36 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: MrB

Bladerunner


29 posted on 05/12/2015 6:53:19 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: KeyLargo

Well, at least she doesn’t have any tattoos.


30 posted on 05/12/2015 6:53:31 AM PDT by buffaloguy
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To: BenLurkin

That movie wasted 2 hours of my life. Really, it was no better than a teenage boy’s AI dream in slow motion.


31 posted on 05/12/2015 6:53:46 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: BenLurkin

32 posted on 05/12/2015 6:55:06 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Bender2

Ping.


33 posted on 05/12/2015 6:55:17 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Good to know. I haven’t seen it.

Haven’t found anything to go see in the theaters for a long time.


34 posted on 05/12/2015 6:55:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Haven’t found anything to go see in the theaters for a long time.

Well, don't rely on my input alone. Some may find it fascinating. I didn't. There's certainly some good points about it, but they could have cut it significantly without taking away from the story. Also, way too many plot holes for my liking.

35 posted on 05/12/2015 7:01:17 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: Daffynition

36 posted on 05/12/2015 7:04:14 AM PDT by pabianice (LINE)
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To: Daffynition

AMEE - Red Planet

37 posted on 05/12/2015 7:06:01 AM PDT by Malone LaVeigh
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To: ctdonath2

LOL


38 posted on 05/12/2015 7:07:12 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: momtothree

“WHY? WHY? WHY?”

LOL


39 posted on 05/12/2015 7:08:13 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: jsanders2001

:) My day consists of “let dogs out, let dogs in, let dogs out, let dogs in”. My day in the future: “let robots out, let robots in, let robots out, let robots in..”


40 posted on 05/12/2015 7:09:44 AM PDT by momtothree
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