It's MUCH worse (your words) taking care of a dog that should have been put to sleep? You are cruel. I wouldn't let you near my pets. Much less actual people that deserve better than you.
“You are placing a greater value on a dog than you are for your own parents.”
I didn’t take it that way. I thought she meant that the pet was more dependent on her than her parents were. It had nothing to do with “value”. At least, that was my take.
We have had cats for over 20 years — 6 at the moment. Spoiled rotten indoor cats. As they’ve become so old and/or ill that they couldn’t function or were in distress, we’ve had them put down. Having them suffer was out of the question for us.