It’s often been debated: Should pets be considered family, dependents? Well I think I speak for nearly all pet owners when I make the statement: Yes!
Without a shred of doubt, they are just as dependent as children if not more so.
My cat, she tells me exactly what she needs and she doesn’t let me forget about it. If she’s hungry, she cries and looks at her food bowl until I put some in it, not to mention when her cat pan gets dirty, she finds suttle ways of letting me know, most are not very flattering, but it has to be done.
And pets are difinitely more dependent that children. Put a child their room with the door closed and the dog in another room and see which gets out first. The child would learn how to turn the handle and open the door, dogs have no way of doing that and if they are in there for a long period of time, there is likely to be big trouble.
Trust me. You know I’m right.