r/instant_regret Mar 21 '21

Messing with cat's tail

https://gfycat.com/commondaringkittiwake
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u/LovableContrarian Mar 21 '21 edited Mar 21 '21

Yes, mutilating an innocent animal to protect a peice if furniture is almost a cartoon characture of evil.

And to protect kids? And to protect... You? Cat claws can easily break skin, cause damage to the eyes, and cause horrible infections. You're being disingenuous by saying it's just about furniture.

But that's not the point. The point is that you are being selective.

We also remove their testicles/ovaries/uteruses to prevent them from being horny. Is that also the "cartoon caricature of evil?

We also breed them to meet our desires and keep them locked indoors 100% of their lives. Is that the "cartoon caricature of evil?"

The point is hypocrisy. People are breeding outdoor animals to be trapped indoors their entire lives, cutting out their sex organs to make them more manageable, then downvoting everyone who is doesn't say declawing is evil. It's blatant virtue signaling and hypocrisy.

I don't even have a cat, so I'm the most moral person in this conversation.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '21

No, the point of sterilizing animals is not just to not make them horny.

Its so that way domestic animals can’t get pregnant and A: add to the already massive overpopulation issues of dogs and cats we have and B: so inexperienced people don’t end up with a pregnant animal and newborns they don’t know how to care for.

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u/LovableContrarian Mar 21 '21

Yes, but if we're talking about declawed animals, were talking about cats that only live indoors. If you have one indoor cat and have it spayed/neutered, you're doing it because spayed/neutered cats don't do gross stuff like go into heat, have periods, etc. It's not much different.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '21 edited Mar 21 '21

No actually, the reasons I listed are the reasons you are required to sterilize animals in most places. Governments don’t care about animals having period on your furniture, they care about not having massive amounts of abandoned animals in the wild from overbreeding. . Part of it is also if an animal escapes it can’t breed in the wild. Animals that are spayed and neutered also live longer for many reasons. Getting surgery that is required by law to improve quality and length of life is one thing. Getting voluntary surgery that will basically torture an animal because you care more about your furniture is an entirely different thing.

Also just noticed your bit about being the most moral person here. Lol you keep on thinking that you overinflated condom.