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Wonder who is taking care of the Obama's "for show" pets? They haven't been home since the election.
I don't know anything about Obama's pets, but I seem to recall as soon as Bill and Hillary left the White House, they gave their cat to someone else.
I highly suspect many White House pets are more for show than any real love for the animal itself.
Would be interesting to do some research about Presidents who left office and whether the pets stayed with them, or were given away when they left office or shortly after.
If Trump doesn't want a pet, more power to him. Having a pet for show is a huge disservice to the poor animal you choose for your photo ops.
I don't know anything about Obama's pets, but I seem to recall as soon as Bill and Hillary left the White House, they gave their cat to someone else.
I highly suspect many White House pets are more for show than any real love for the animal itself.
Would be interesting to do some research about Presidents who left office and whether the pets stayed with them, or were given away when they left office or shortly after.
If Trump doesn't want a pet, more power to him. Having a pet for show is a huge disservice to the poor animal you choose for your photo ops.
That is an excellent point, and I totally agree that it would be despicable to get a pet just for appearances sake, and I hope that the Trumps will not, because there is no doubt that they are not pet people. More telling that he is never known to have EVER had a pet. People who have never bonded with an animal usually have some anti-social symptoms, and Trump has most of those without a doubt!
The sanctioned trophy hunts for big cats in Africa are done to keep the population la within certain tolerances. Scientists decide how many of them the sanctuary can support, and when the number exceeds it animals are culled. They have two choices. They can pay one of the park rangers to shoot a lion or they can take $50,000 from a trophy hunter and use that money to improve or even expand the sanctuary.
If a lion is to be shot, do you disagree with having that death result in more funds to keep the sanctuary operating and possibly expanding?
The quickest way to make lions extinct would be to ban hunting.
If lions have no monetary value, farmers will wipe them out.
I'm not really sure why this is a political question, or even an issue. I think it would be nice if Barron had a pet, if he wants one, but I don't think anyone should ever get a pet to enhance their image, or because it's good "optics."
The only reason anyone should ever get a pet is because they truly want it, will take good care of it, and will love it.
If the Trumps choose to get a pet, and take good care of that pet, good for them.
If they choose not to, it's probably for the best, and people who really care about animals will accept that and stop complaining.
Exactly.
And where are the Water Dogs these days? Certainly not with their family they've had for the past few years. Poor dogs. I always felt sorry for them.
But he looks disgusting and Melania is beautiful...
But he is 70 years old. He looked pretty good in his younger years (hot-even) and I think he has a certain magnetism, even at his age. I don't think he looks disgusting though. They say there is someone for everyone and he found his Melania... Love is for all ages.
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He looked pretty good in his younger years (hot-even) and I think he has a certain magnetism, even at his age. I don't think he looks disgusting though. They say there is someone for everyone and he found his Melania... Love is for all ages. 
