They’re not broke and not scared of responsibility. They like pets.
Stupid article, just as I’d expect from the guardian.
What I got out of the article was the people in question going beyond "liking" pets to using them as substitutes for children.
Exactly. If they were truly afraid of responsibility; they would never get a pet. Especially a dog or multiple dogs. They are a huge responsibility and take a lot of work. Besides; kids aren't for everyone. Look at this world! Especially the cities where most the jobs are. If someone can't afford to rear their child in a good neighborhood and send them to a good school; who knows what will happen to them. Maybe the next crazy mass killer who creates some kind of biological virus that kills millions because he got beat up in school or the mean girls were mean to her.