I don't think it's always good to have a pet. For traditional pets like cats and dogs, of course. But when people start keeping big cats as pets, that's going too far. Some animals are just meant to stay in the wild.
Originally Posted by twocows
Animals only have value in their importance to the world ecosystem and in their emotional value to humans. Otherwise, they're just walking multi-celled organisms who would be perfectly fine with watching you die in a fire while chewing some grass (or goring you).
Y'know I hear people describe humans in a similar way. Would you have a problem watching an animal die in a fire? Are you useless if you don't have a positive impact on the ecosystem, or if nobody cares about you?