Yeah, I love bird videos and I love hanging out with them, but I could never deal with owning one. I’d rather be the fun uncle.

I would argue that intelligence is not the only quotient for whether an animal should be eaten or not. In the case of dogs, they’ve been bred over 10,000 years specifically to serve as companion animals. They feel an adoration and affection toward humans that other animals do not.

I mean, they are, but that’s no reason to keep one in an apartment.

Up to 200 lbs. I can’t believe people are still falling for the “teacup pig” schtick. They’re just regular potbelly piglets. There was a shelter crisis in the 90s when this craze first took off. I’ve seen “care information” brochures from some modern breeders, and they give very specific information about how much the pig should be fed; it’s literally telling them to malnourish the pig without the new owners realizing it. Chronic malnourishment is the only way these pigs will only grow to the advertised 60 lbs.