I haven’t read the article yet, but most of the “fur baby” people I know are younger boomers and older Gen Xers. Millennials do not have a monopoly on avoiding personal responsibility.
I got a 8lb mini daschund a few months before my youngest moved out to go “adulting” as they say.
One of the things I liked about him is that he is the size of a new baby (well the size my babies were at birth). He’s dumber than dirt but quite entertaining.
I think it’s weird that a dog owner would go to a new mom’s group, but on the other hand, maybe she desperately wants a real baby but has fertility issues or isn’t married and eschews single parenting. It’s silly to judge people you don’t even know.