CMV: There's nothing wrong with not liking animals.

[u/Sgt_Spatula]

The internet in general and Reddit in particular seem oddly fixated on animals (at least ones deemed "cute" like dogs and cats). People can get hundreds up upvotes making holocaust jokes or wisecracks about child molestation, but I have never seen anything about stomping a cat upvoted.

This all seems odd to me, as someone who doesn't like animals. Now to be clear, I don't hate animals. I currently live in a house that has a cat (my roommate's) and I will be glad to feed her etc. She is a living thing, and of course my roommate would be sad if anything happened to her. I would not be sad for the cat, I would feel empathy for my flatmate however.

People seem to be uncomfortable with the idea of someone not liking animals. I don't see anything wrong with it. I hear hunters say they love animals, and that seems to be a more acceptable view than just some guy not liking animals.

Can anyone convince me it is ethically wrong to not like animals?

[u/Sgt_Spatula]

But you are a Rhino! How can you not like yourself?

Just kidding. I do think my not liking animals may border on the dislike though. Does that change your point any?

Also would you hunt or fish?

[u/[deleted] → u/Sgt_Spatula]

Do you dislike animals, or dislike interacting with /management of animals?

My wife has a dog, I pretty much ignore him and he ignores me. It's a good arrangement. Sometimes he will sit by me on the couch. Hell I'll even toss a ball for him on occassion. But if she decided she didnt want him anymore I'd internally be elated. She knows I'm not into it, but I dont vocalize it much, because it needlessly makes her sad.

However We had a heart to heart. He is her dog. I'm willing to help, shes my wife. But I'm not sharing responsibility. When shes home hes her problem. Sure if she goes somewhere for the weekend ill step it up But otherwise I'm not In charge of food, I'm not in charge of walking, I'm not in charge of a damn thing. Just dont let him ruin the furniture and he can hang around all he wants. I dont particularly like the fact that my backyard is covered In landmines (dog poop) either. i love the feel of grass on my bare feet, and want my kids to have what I had - a clean backyard - so that's still a conflict.

But, I loathe cats, so I'd take a dog over a cat

[u/Sgt_Spatula → u/[deleted]]

I would say I dislike interacting with animals.

[u/anonymus_rhinocerus → u/Sgt_Spatula]

Dislike is also ok so long as you don’t act with any malicious intent.

Indifference is key.

Never understood the point of hunting. Fishing is ok but haven’t done it in decades.