I swear, some people don’t actually want pets. They want props. Accessories. Something to take selfies with or dress up in little outfits so they can post on Instagram and rake in the likes. A dog or a cat isn’t a handbag—it’s a living, breathing creature that feels things. But apparently that memo never reached half the people I see parading around with their “fur babies.”

And don’t even get me started on the ones who treat their animals like they’re disposable. Get a puppy, keep it while it’s small and “cute,” then suddenly when it grows up and actually needs attention, training, and vet care… whoops, guess it’s “too much work” and off to the shelter it goes. What the h### is wrong with people?

If you can’t handle feeding, walking, cleaning up after, and actually caring for an animal, then don’t get one. Stop acting like buying a pet makes you some kind of saint. If your dog spends 12 hours a day locked in a crate, or your cat’s litter box is a biohazard zone, you’re not a pet owner—you’re just selfish. Pets aren’t decorations. They aren’t clout. They’re not your TikTok sidekick. They’re family, and if you can’t see that, you don’t deserve them.