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itsbruce in reply to @TooTallTim

As a nation of dog lovers

This is how the British see themselves, but they're more a nation of people who love owning dogs.

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RonnieOatmilk in reply to @itsbruce

Like when people say they're 'animal lovers' but still eat a lot of them and turn a blind eye to mistreatment etc.

What they mean is they like owning a pet.

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itsbruce in reply to @RonnieOatmilk

There's a type of pet owner who loves not the pet but the ideal friend/child/partner they project onto them. The animal can suffer quite badly, unnoticed, in the process. Finding emotional support in the pet isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is if it's done that way.

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