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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 227754" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I think it all falls back on the attitude of the parents about animals. If the parents sincerely love the pets they will teach the children to love and respect the animals too. When kids are <em>really</em> little, like toddler size, they don't realize the difference in a live puppy or kitten and a stuffed toy. They have to be <em>taught</em> that the pet is a real live little creature that feels pain when they are mishandled and the parents have to supervise and make sure that the pet isn't mistreated by the child. You can't just do this when you feel like it, you have to stay right on top of it. </p><p> </p><p>I hate to say it, but if your brother insists on raising puppies in his back yard, he probably sees them more as a commodity, something to make money off of, not as a little living creature that should be loved and cared for. I think, with pets, you either "get it" or you don't, you either make that emotional connection or you don't - and he doesn't! And if he doesn't, his child probably won't either!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 227754, member: 1883"] I think it all falls back on the attitude of the parents about animals. If the parents sincerely love the pets they will teach the children to love and respect the animals too. When kids are [I]really[/I] little, like toddler size, they don't realize the difference in a live puppy or kitten and a stuffed toy. They have to be [I]taught[/I] that the pet is a real live little creature that feels pain when they are mishandled and the parents have to supervise and make sure that the pet isn't mistreated by the child. You can't just do this when you feel like it, you have to stay right on top of it. I hate to say it, but if your brother insists on raising puppies in his back yard, he probably sees them more as a commodity, something to make money off of, not as a little living creature that should be loved and cared for. I think, with pets, you either "get it" or you don't, you either make that emotional connection or you don't - and he doesn't! And if he doesn't, his child probably won't either! [/QUOTE]
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