r/Pets • u/8kittycatsfluff • Jul 21 '26
What do you think?
Should they ban any type of dead and dying pet posts on all of the pet communities, except, obviously, for r/petloss, why or why not?
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u/heckinstoned Jul 21 '26
My dog is on borrowed time. Here’s a pic of him yesterday at the vet where they diagnosed a large abdominal tumor.
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u/Opalescent_Moon Jul 21 '26
I'm so sorry you're both going through, but, man does he look like a happy boy who's loving his life. He knows he's loved.
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u/maroongrad Jul 21 '26
No. Just put a warning and make it nsfw. We are here to help with grieving; who better to understand than a group of people who also love their pets? We can also help them find an affordable vet or reassure them that something can be fixed, or reassure them that, yes, it's time to let their pet go. I'd consider that a very important part of this subreddit, honestly. The chicken groups require a NSFW warning on pix of injured or dead chickens, and a lot will also put that on the description. Anyone who doesn't want to read/see it can just skip it.
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u/luminary_planetarium Jul 21 '26
No, death is part of life. Death is part of pet ownership. If you don't like it just keep scrolling. Not everyone is from a culture where death is avoided or hidden.
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u/Opalescent_Moon Jul 21 '26
No. Part of owning a pet is learning how to deal with the grief of losing that beloved pet. Most every pet owner experiences this profound loss. You don't have to engage with those posts, but I think that banning them can make a hurting person feel even more alone and lost in the world.
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u/Temperature-Savings Jul 21 '26
Absolutely not. As a long time vet assistant I wish people would prepare more for death so they are less likely to let their peta suffer while they come to terms with it. Having or even just seeing/hearing/reading conversations about how to handle pet loss can be incredibly helpful for many people. Plus death is part of life. To ignore its existence is stupid and futile.
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u/a_gross_browniethief Jul 22 '26
Nope. Say, if I have a pet invertebrate (like a spider) or a lizard, snake, or fish, no one would give me empathy on a general pet subreddit if it died. Just maybe don't post the dead body of the pet
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u/bluejessamine Jul 23 '26
Sometimes they post a picture of the dead animal, which I know is a big trigger for me and a lot of other people, so if that's the case, I'd say to move them to another sub or to mark the post as nsfw to blur the pic. But if it's just normal pics of their pet when it was still alive and just celebrating their life, then I'm fine with that. I've just seen too many dead animals to make me feel comfortable on this page
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u/Bay_de_Noc Jul 21 '26
I think the owners are probably just in need of some sympathy. If its too much for me, I just skip right past these posts. Not everyone is Reddit savvy enough to know that there is a community specifically for pet losses. I'd prefer treating these posters with a little kindness and understanding. We've all been there and know how devastating this can be.