It's like if a sibling dies, you don't say "Dude, chill out. They were just a person." We form bonds and connections with anything living, and thus feel saddened when that connection is severed by death.
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· 8 years ago
My cockatoo got attacked by a dog and he got hurt severely. In his last moments I told him that I love him and I will miss him so much, he looked at me and put his head on my chest and passed away. I cried for hours and everyone was like, "Tf is wrong with you? It's just a bird!" :(
Everyone was like "it's just a fish, calm the fuck down!" It's a family member. Humans make connections with things and are sad when it's severed from loss.
This relates to me on so many levels. My parakeet recently passed away because of some health complications. I was so sure she was getting better, but we later found her on the bottom of her cage, weak and breathing heavily... The last thing I told her was "I'm sorry." I cried for hours and hours on end into the night. decent people like my vet and parents comforted me and told me there was nothing else I could've done, however the girl that tries to convince herself we are best friends just told me that it was a dumb bird anyways and a waste of time, space, and money. (The best part is she has a dog! "But dogs are way different then birds!")
I have a bearded dragon and she came very close to dying a few months ago (she's in tip top health now thank goodness!) But I was crying and super upset and my sisters (who don't share my love of animals) were just like 'um its a lizard who cares'. Just cause it's not a big fluffy dog or a big animal doesn't mean it doesn't mean anything.
And it's also okay to kill a mosquito pestering you. It isn't just about some random animal getting killed, it is about what the animal means to you and the bond you share.
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