Pampered Pets, Hungry Kids

Zenit News Agency ^ | December 17, 2005

[NYer]

Corporations have taken note as well. Here is Honda's new addition to their automotive line = Gizmodo.

[NYer]

Or ... what about the $10 million tab paid by the father of a 13 year old girl for her Bat Mitzvah.

My big, fat $10 million bat mitzva

This is not to suggest that we can't dispense good money on our children or pets but at what point does it become excssive!

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[Porterville]

No hungry kids in my house; but, I have 2 pampered pets.

AND I'M GLAD

[metmom]

All this for a creature who would be happy to eat out of a garbage can, drink out of a toilet, and roll around in animal poop as the latest in designer doggie fragrances. /roll eyes

[technomage]

Hey, if they earned the money legally, they can spend it any way they want. You may not like it, but that is the way it should be.

If Bill Gates wants to blow 10 Billion dollars on a party, it's HIS money!

[CzarNicky]

The report explained that children are disproportionately represented among the poor, since the least developed countries tend to have the youngest populations. Poor children are also more likely to miss out on an education and, as a result, on the opportunity to generate a decent income that would allow them to escape poverty in the future.

Sounds like a problem third worlders can easily solve by themselves by not breeding what they can't feed and then sending it to the west.

[CrazyIvan]

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."

"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in."

Mark Twain

[ridesthemiles]

No hungry kids in my house; but, I have 2 pampered pets.

AND I'M GLAD""

I have 6 horses (who cannot come into the house, no matter what they think) and 3 dogs.
Also NO KIDS. All the critters come ahead of me, and when $$ has been tight, they all still get fed as normal.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I love how the economically retarded thinks there's no benefit at all to this. People make, transport and sell these products, equaling jobs.

[ZULU]

"Many children are not so well looked after. On Wednesday, UNICEF released a report... "

Tommyrot.

People who can't afford children shouldn't have them.

People who want to care for their pets have every right to do so.

This is typical socialist blather. We didn't create the mess in third world nations - they and other nations did it.

And the U.S. is one of the most generous nations in the world when it comes to foreign aid. I have no sense of guilt over this whatsoever.



Hear boy!! Want some more cavier, Fido?

[Fzob]

I've always thought the prevalence of gigantic box stores devoted entirely to pets is a sure sign this country has lost its way.

I've got nothing against commerce, but the fact that these stores have a market, points to consumerism gone bad.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

All the critters come ahead of me, and when $$ has been tight, they all still get fed as normal.

Same here. My 6 cats have it made, and I work my butt off to make sure it stays that way. Having no kids helps!

[gcruse]

To paraphrase Jesus, there'll always be a kid somewhere in the world who's hungry. Who are you kidding? But happiness is a warm puppy. Spoil your pets.

[Victoria Delsoul]

This is not to suggest that we can't dispense good money on our children or pets but at what point does it become excessive!

When the person spends beyond his/her means and gets into debt.

[Cacique]

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[Prime Choice]

I believe in caring for my fellow man. I also believe in caring for the animals that my fellow man has mistreated, neglected or abandoned outright.

Animals can be satisfied...but with humanitarian causes, no matter how much I give, it's never enough. Never.

For pity's sake, folks. Two-fifths (40%!!) of my earned wages already goes to support welfare, in-state tuition and free medical aid to illegal aliens, foreign aid to nations that support terrorists who want to destroy me and mine, and a host of domestic social programs that won't even exist when I retire.

And I'm told I am an immoral, self-centered lout who's starving children because I have eight furbabies who I spoil in the way most grandparents spoil their grandchildren.

If the bleeding hearts are trying to poison the well of compassion and charity, then they are doing a bang-up job of making it happen.

[sissyjane]

I raised three boys, and now have show dogs. They have all gotten wonderful care, and lots of love.

[arbee4bush]

Agreed! I sew clothing for toy breed dogs. My business took off so well I had to quit my secretarial job two years ago. I do this full-time. Thank goodness people spoil their pets-I am here to help them do that and make a living at it too.

I have three dogs and a cat. No kids at home. And my hubby and I feed the poor with donations we give to SA, our church and other charity organizations. You can do both IMHO

[Fawn]

My cats eat better than I do.....

[Rubber_Duckie_27]

We have no children, and likely won't start having kids for a few years yet. Our cat is much-loved and well cared-for. Yeah, she's getting a $70 kitty condo for Christmas this year. Plus, my sister in law and brother in law's dog will get some nice treats and toys from her "aunt and uncle". We're really looking forward to adopting a dog next year once we own a house.

If it came down to a pet needing something, or us doing something non-essential, we'd choose the pet. I was raised in a family where our dogs were treated like a part of the family, and are given love and kindness. Our cat is the same way.