As much as I love dogs, I understand the sentiment. But fish and birds don’t do this kind of damage so I don’t think it’s fair to say every pet can’t be family
My point with family is people give way too much leeway with animals and forget they are animals. Birds can do a lot of damage depending on the situation. A parrot around a child can inflict a lot of damage. Fish would be harder unless you have a huge saltwater tank. If you see a person hanging a large snake on a kid we immediately call it stupid. Yes, dogs are domesticated but it doesn’t mean they are always calm.
As much as I love dogs, I understand the sentiment. But fish and birds don’t do this kind of damage so I don’t think it’s fair to say every pet can’t be family
My point with family is people give way too much leeway with animals and forget they are animals. Birds can do a lot of damage depending on the situation. A parrot around a child can inflict a lot of damage. Fish would be harder unless you have a huge saltwater tank. If you see a person hanging a large snake on a kid we immediately call it stupid. Yes, dogs are domesticated but it doesn’t mean they are always calm.