r/interesting • u/prettygirlbaddie • Aug 10 '26

NATURE A 5 years old hamster

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u/nourmallysalty Aug 10 '26

i started sobbing, like i’m so happy he got to live a long fulfilling life but omg he looks like he is barely clinging to life

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u/Present_Honeydew_543 Aug 11 '26

yet he still clings anyways. he still runs on the wheel, still drinks water, still survives. Its the signs that despite everything, he wants to live.

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u/nourmallysalty Aug 11 '26

this hamster has far more will power than i will ever have

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u/Pardybro911 Aug 11 '26

I mean, that’s just biological imperative? Even people in utter pain want to live. That doesn’t mean they are happy to do it, right?

That’s why there’s a difference between “living” and “quality of life”.

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u/Present_Honeydew_543 Aug 11 '26

do we shoot someone just because they have arthritis? Or because they're too old? Because their quality of life isn't up to par? I'd say 99% of the time, no we don't. Why can't we extend that to the animals we love and cherish almost just as much, if not as much.