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Wigu90 t1_iucdog0 wrote

Reply to comment by Isotope_Soap in B.C. permanently bans use of rat poison by pirate_republic

I mean, you’re offhandedly ridiculing the idea of mental self-care while threatening imaginary runaway pet rats in your back yard with a BB gun.

No need for jabs. No point in arguing. All we lazy youths have to do is wait.

And as we part ways, just as a mental exercise, try to image what would happen if people with your "dogs are fine because millennia" mindset would be in charge when dogs were first domesticated. And also, please, try reading up on what an ecosystem is before you attempt to classify animal species along the lines of "good and useful because hunting and K9 squad and sheep and human friend" and "bad because disease and probably not but maybe bubonic plague and sewer". There are other things to read that Classic Car Engine Noises Monthly, you know.

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Isotope_Soap t1_iucfftu wrote

Hahaha! You’re cute sweetie! Do you have a preferred pronoun? I’d hate to offend. But I digress, the idea of an emotional support rat makes me giggle.

Tagged more than 1 rat in the bird feeder, and until tonight, I had no idea the brown/white one could have been possibly considered fancy or domesticated. A rat is a rat in my books. All worthy of a pellet.

Struggling somewhat to decipher your last paragraph. I’ll assume English isn’t your native tongue but admire your attempt to convey thoughts in a foreign language. Are you trying to say that rats are a part of the natural ecosystem here in BC?

You like those cute Grey Squirrels? Schedule C in the BC Wildlife Act. Can be captured or killed anywhere, at anytime as they are considered invasive and harmful to the ecosystem. Go figure, I might know a think or two about my local ecosystem!

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Wigu90 t1_iud1arb wrote

>You like those cute Grey Squirrels? Schedule C in the BC Wildlife Act. Can be captured or killed anywhere, at anytime as they are considered invasive and harmful to the ecosystem. Go figure, I might know a think or two about my local ecosystem!

Oh, hey, I'm genuinely glad to hear that you're doing something productive. And if rats come to you bird feeder, fair game. It's just that what you said about dogs being "useful in general" and rats being "only useful in labs" sounded really dumb. But, as always, context is good. So let me retract what I said about ecosystems. You have my full support in that regard. I'm not one to try and "win" when arguing with someone -- mutual understanding is my jam.

As to rats, I don't particularly like them. I never had one as a pet and I don't intend to. That said, I've got nothing against them either. My point is, rats are not outdoor pets. No sane person will let their pet rat go outside and just roam around the neighborhood -- with cats around, a pet rat would get killed four times over before it reached your birdhouse. It'll get lost. It'll run away. If someone lets their pet rat out of the house, they're the one responsible for the rat's inevitable death. So yeah, your visions of slaughtering "support rats" (if such a thing even exists -- I'll take your word for it) sound like weird fantasies that you air on the internet for some reason.

And lastly, when it comes to your pronoun jokes, I'm very typical in that regard. Straight cis male, very hard to offend, whether intentionally or unintentionally. And I'm not even that young, although probably younger than you. I just prefer the way young people think to how old people think. And I believe that their openness to vulnerability and willingess to help themselves emotionally is much healthier than the approach you're presenting here. If someone needs a "support rat", hell, I'm all for them having a support rat. Nothing wrong with that. And you can keep on giggling -- expect giggling in return.

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MarkHirsbrunner t1_iue4jvq wrote

I'm 50, it's not age making that guy a weirdo, he's just been so brainwashed he lumps all things he scorns together - non-binary people, emotional support animals, rats, young people

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