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Would you feel offended if someone referred to your pet as an 'it' instead of 'he' or 'she'?

Wouldn't that be like calling your child an 'it'?

Posted - October 29, 2020
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  • 7280
    Well "it" after all is either male or female
      October 29, 2020 9:41 AM MDT
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  • 10639
    No.  I find it more offensive when they call 'him' a 'her'.  Of course, it really doesn't make any difference.  Pets don't care what we call them, only we care.  Besides, after I got them fixed, I called them "its" on a few occasions. (and the amount of hairballs in my shoes didn't increase or decrease because of it.)
      October 29, 2020 9:54 AM MDT
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  • 17596
    No.
    No.
      October 29, 2020 10:17 AM MDT
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  • 1953
    No
      October 29, 2020 10:52 AM MDT
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  • 6477
    Heavens no! I actually refer to my youngest child as it.. long story but it's its own fault! 
    PS please don't anyone take offence.. I do love my youngest offspring to bits
      October 29, 2020 12:23 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    Yes, I would feel the need to sneak into their house at night and saw their limbs off with steak knife. If I had a pet. 
      October 29, 2020 1:06 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    Right!
      October 29, 2020 1:14 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    :) 
      October 29, 2020 1:23 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Gender is the most important fact of life. You show a puppy or a kitten to little kids and the first thing they want to know is whether it's a boy or a girl. They don't know the difference, but they know it's important.

    There are only two genders: innies and outies.
      October 29, 2020 9:53 PM MDT
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  • I won't feel offended if you refer to my pet as an 'it'.






    I remember when she was just a tiny pebble. 
      October 29, 2020 11:05 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    I hope pet rocks are not overly sensitive!
      October 29, 2020 11:08 PM MDT
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  • I travel for my job, so it's the only pet I can have.  I think if I found a job that would allow me to be home every night, Roca Como Mascota might find it hurtful if I were to bring home a puppy or a kitten.
      October 29, 2020 11:15 PM MDT
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  • 53509
      October 30, 2020 4:42 PM MDT
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