I know many, many wonderful, caring parents who don't have any pets. They simply don't care that much about owning animals, but that certainly doesn't make them bad people, or bad parents.

I know many, many wonderful, caring pet owner who don't have any kids. They simply don't care that much about having kids, but that certainly doesn't make them bad people, or bad pet owners.

Everyone has things they care deeply about, and things they can take or leave. For some people their "thing" is animals, for some it's plants, for some it's kids, for some it's their friends or family. To each his or her own, I say. I don't think it's anyone's right to criticise others' likes, dislikes, desires or needs.

I personally don't have any house plants, I don't care about plants and don't want to mess with them. I don't think I'm less of a kind person for it.

However .... I DO agree that a LOT of people that have pets and/or kids shouldn't have them! And I also STRONGLY agree that if you can't afford to feed it, provide it with medical care and a good life, you should NOT have it .... whether "it" happens to be a bird, a dog, or a child.