Opinions: "Why do some people care More about Pets than people?"

[49ersfan27]

Pets give unconditional love and are always happy to see you. With people, they can love you one day and then hate you the next. That is why.

[rural lady]

Originally Posted by Balkins

.So why do some people care more about their Pets than People?

• Is this a sickness or dis-order?
• Can it be characterized or Labeled?

Thanks for your input!


~B

Love's the answer, Why is everything a disorder these days? a world gone nuts

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Balkins

I've noticed in my own family and some friends that some of them Care More about their Pets than they do their family members, friends etc.

I'm thinking this is called the "humanization of animals."


While i love my Dog, i don't think i would choose his well-being over my mother or other important people in my life.So why do some people care more about their Pets than People?

• Is this a sickness or dis-order?
• Can it be characterized or Labeled?

Thanks for your input!


~B

In my observation, it's people who have trouble getting along with others who devote themselves in a somewhat extreme way to their pets. It's people who are maladjusted in some way, and struggle in their efforts to get along with humans, including with their own family members.

[Chowhound]

Pets love you, they don't judge you, they don't complain about how you let them down. Pets tend to be more loyal in some ways than humans, not entirely but in some ways.

That would be my guess, add a couple of dashes of misanthropy on top to finish it off and there you go.