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Treating them like humans...? what exactly does that entail....food, water, shelter affection?
I kind of feel like, its my house, paid in full, I pay the bills, if I want them sitting at the table eating pizza off china while my spiders do the tango on the table for entertainment, that's my right. No one else has to approve understand or like it.
I have my T's because they are beautiful and I enjoy watching them be spiders and all that it entails.
as far as the rest, I have them because I love them, they provide me love and affection in return, they aren't a status symbol, they aren't a yard decoration, they are an integral part of our family.
I have rescued and rehabbed animals for a lot of years. For the most part I like them far better then the majority of humans. And yes, I have average intelligence and I know full well that my animals aren't truly human. Considering how most humans treat one another, I'm thankful for that.
I've never understood anyone getting an animal that they weren't prepared to treat as well as a family member, They are living feeling thinking creatures, and yes they have emotional responses.

[USER=4086]@MassExodus[/USER] Copa says MissPiggy is purty

<blockquote data-quote="Kymura" data-source="post: 57760" data-attributes="member: 4072">Treating them like humans...? what exactly does that entail....food, water, shelter affection?
I kind of feel like, its my house, paid in full, I pay the bills, if I want them sitting at the table eating pizza off china&nbsp; while my spiders do the tango on the table for entertainment, that's my right. No one else has to approve understand or like it.
I have my T's because they are beautiful and I enjoy watching them be spiders and all that it entails. 
as far as the rest, I have them because I love them, they provide me love and affection in return, they aren't a status symbol, they aren't a yard decoration, they are an integral part of our family.
I have rescued and rehabbed&nbsp; animals for a lot of years. For the most part I like them far better then the majority of humans. And yes, I have average intelligence and I know full well that my animals aren't&nbsp; truly human.&nbsp; Considering how most humans treat one another, I'm thankful for that.
 I've never understood anyone getting an animal that they weren't&nbsp; prepared to treat as well as a family member, They are living feeling thinking creatures, and yes they have emotional responses.

[USER=4086]@MassExodus[/USER] Copa says MissPiggy is purty <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kymura, post: 57760, member: 4072"] [CENTER]Treating them like humans...? what exactly does that entail....food, water, shelter affection? I kind of feel like, its my house, paid in full, I pay the bills, if I want them sitting at the table eating pizza off china while my spiders do the tango on the table for entertainment, that's my right. No one else has to approve understand or like it. [I]I have my T's because they are beautiful and I enjoy watching them be spiders and all that it entails. [/I] as far as the rest, I have them because I love them, they provide me love and affection in return, they aren't a status symbol, they aren't a yard decoration, they are an integral part of our family. I have rescued and rehabbed animals for[I][B] a lot[/B][/I] of years. For the most part I like them far better then the majority of humans. And yes, I have average intelligence and I know full well that my animals [I]aren't [/I]truly[I] [/I]human. Considering how most humans treat one another, I'm thankful for that. I've never understood anyone getting an animal that they [I]weren't [/I]prepared to treat as well as a family member, They are living feeling thinking creatures, and yes they have emotional responses. [USER=4086]@MassExodus[/USER] Copa says MissPiggy is purty :p[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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