[hershey]

Whenever people anthropomorphize animals, they do animals (dogs, chimps, cats, whatever), a profound disservice and end up suffering the consequences.

[hershey]

I didn't mean my comment as criticism of these poor people. I'm guilty of treating my dogs like kids and spoiling them rotten, but I've learned a great deal by watching The Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel.

[trad_anglican]

Whenever people anthropomorphize animals, they do animals (dogs, chimps, cats, whatever), a profound disservice and end up suffering the consequences.

That's right. Dogs are dogs and chimps are chimps. But kitties are people!

[monday]

"Whenever people anthropomorphize animals, they do animals (dogs, chimps, cats, whatever), a profound disservice and end up suffering the consequences."

I don't think baking their chimp a cake was the problem. It was being attacked by chimpanzees, which could have happened to anyone who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I agree that baking a cake for a chimp is pretty stupid though. They were also stupid for making a chimp a pet in the first place although I see no problem with more traditional pets. Dogs, cats, and perhaps ferrets and Parrots.

[sauropod]

I've been trying to tell my wife that. We have two cats.

Hairballs and all...