I just think we have our priorities backwards. I'm not anti-animal, I'm just pro-people. Humans should come first, sort of the opposite of PETA and ELF.
Is this DU?
As long as the money I spend on my pets, or ANYTHING legal for that matter, doesn't come out of your pocket, then it's none of your business, and certainly not "evil."
As long as children are starving, let's none of us buy anything frivolous - no books, no Christmas decorations or gifts, not even computers and Internet access. /sarcasm
Last election cycle has kind of tilted the pro-people vs pro-animal viewpoint for myself at least:)