I enjoy having pets and have since I was 2 years old, a wide variety from birds and turtles, to dogs, cats and fish.

But they're animals. Expendable, not human and replaceable. Loving, protective and great? Sure. But they're animals.

Sorry to hear about your Lab, Raven. You did what you thought was best for your family, which is the only thing at all that matters.

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