Would you give your pet away for a million dollars?
 

No dollar amount could even tempt me. How about you?

No. Never. To me that's like asking if I would give a child away.

Now hubby... that's a different question all together! *lol* Just Kidding! ;)

interesting question..... Right now, the pets that I have, my cat is at my mom's house and my dog... is really my roommates dog, but i've helped raise him and everything.... so I'm going to go with.... no.

For a million dollars? Yes. I love him, but if he would have a good home, and I could then provide for my four children - Kaiser would get a new home.

This is clearly the worst thread in the history of the site.

Anyone who answers "No" and isn't already inordinately wealthy is an absolute moron.

Amen brother.

I don't have a pet, but if I did...yes, I think I would trade for a million.

I don't have any pets right now. My parents had two birds for the longest...and yes I would've gave them away for a million dollars. They were too dumb to train, shat on my walls, and woke me up at 3 am chirping. They were only good as decorations.

In a heartbeat.

Sorry. I really like our pets, but a million is a lot of bucks.

Can I give them both away for a million each?

As long as I knew I wasn't selling them to their deaths, I'd do it.

Sorry, but yes!

I had to give Toot a Poodle and Tigre a Pit Bull away when I moved and broke up with girl friend.

Hurt like hell, but for the Money, Yes, I still miss them!:(

Just could not keep them!:(

I'd give them away for a million, and buy them back.

I agree!!

I know this will sound bad but, even if I knew they were being put to death.....for $1M.....take em!!! ASAP

I love pets, but I am not one of those people who thinks of pets as children.

Call me a moron...
 

I couldn't do it with my cats. There are just somethings that are worth than money. The unconditional love that my kitties provide to me is beyond priceless. They are there to listen (and NOT judge or offer solutions) when I am crying and need to vent. They don't share my secrets so I can tell them EVERYTHING and know my secrets are safe with them. They purr and are cute when I need to smile. The perfect confidant! I couldn't do it...


Now MY dogs...THAT would be another story. Duke is old and while I love him, he can be such a royal pain in the ass. He is closing in on the end of his life and suffers from seizures :(. Mia, bless her poor little heart, is a German Shepard rescue from Hollenbeck. She is loving and gentle but timid and afraid of so much. She was obviously beaten severely before she found her home with us. She sneaks the trash, sneaks food and must be crated at night, or we wake to a disaster in the house. You raise your hand (or voice) and she literally flattens herself on the floor cowering. So disciplining her for transgressions is very difficult. So if I knew she wasn't going back to hell (she has been there before)...I could trade them both for $1M.

Would never trade my dogs.



Ever.

No way! I agree, I wouldn't either.

I like the way you think!

If our dog wasn't a rescue in the first place, I'd consider it. But I knew I could sell him for 2 minutes, then buy him back for $100,000 or less, I'd consider it. I wouldn't allow him to again go through what happened to him prior to his adoption.

Absolutely. I love my dog, but my children are my first priority. As long as I knew he'd be going to a good home, there's no question that I would choose providing security to my children first.

I wonder how many of the people who voted "no" in this thread have children? Most of the names I recognize seem to be from childless folks, but I don't know the status of all of 'em. Would be interesting to see the breakdown.

They don't call them "furkids" for nothing!

No way. Barney is my baby!

Not necessarily. I don't put a LOT of value on money. It's nice, but it doesn't rule me. I grew up pretty wealthy. We weren't the richest people, but for small town middle America, we had it really good. I had 3 brand new cars (as surprises, I didn't ask for them!) by the time I was 18. My junior year of college I was given 100K, to finish school on. But with money comes a lot of demons. Someone in my family stole over half of the money that was left after my tuition, because he was addicted to gambling. He had access as a guardian, and just took it. It would have been a nice down payment for a home.

It also left me not respecting what a dollar was actually worth. I didn't work until my senior year of college (even then my family didn't want me to!), and by my first year of being married hubby and I had over 18 k of credit card debt. I didn't go to my family with it. I began to realize the benefit of hard work and actually getting myself out of things. We only made about 50k a year back then. But we made sacrifices and got it paid off.

To me money isn't the end all be all. I learned that the hard way. There are MUCH more important things in life, like dignity, respect, and knowing that I earn the money I've got. I have never asked my parents or anyone else in my family for money since I've been married (7 years today!) and unless we are dying, I won't. Does that mean that I don't want a nice house, and I wouldn't love to have a million dollars, absolutely not. But I like the satisfaction of knowing that hubby and I earned it.

No, I don't have kids, and Forrest (my basset hound) is my kid. Animals are not disposable and have feelings. To me, knowing that he is happy and well taken care of, is worth much more than a million dollars. A dog's love is so sincere and so unending.

So maybe I am a moron. I don't want things given to me, I love the self satisfaction of earning. I just see a darker side to money, that makes me think that getting money the easy way is not the answer to life's problems.

Never ever. Pets are not replaceable. And why would someone want to pay a million dollars for 4 mice and 2 goldfish anyway?

Dude, I would sell 4 mice and 2 goldfish for a $100 and bottle of Patron...lol...if I had pets they would SOOOOOO be gone for 1 million dollars...:p...that money would change my child's life, holla back Fluffy...

Nope. No way. My chinchillas are staying right where they are. Right there, in my room where I can talk to them and hold them and clean there cage and give them raisins.

Nope. Not for any dollar amount. I waited too long for my boys and they are not going anywhere.

We are >>>HERE<<<, except on the Patron (I don't drink). If I had 4 mice and 2 gold fish I would toss them for a pair of pumps.

Say you have kids, would you give your kids away for a million dollars?

No? Maybe now you understand the relationship some people have with their pets.

Ummmmmmmmm no....36 hours of labor vs. 25 bucks at the pound....sorry, still do't get it.....BUT by all means, do you....if you wanna love the dog as much as the your child thats cool, I just never understood that kinda "pet" relationship....

I think it's only something that people without human children can imagine because anyone with human kids isn't going to really love the dog as much.

But for those of us without kids, pets can be pathetic stand-ins that we enjoy spoiling with attention and love that they probably don't appreciate; the food and vet care, I think they appreciate.

This was my thought exactly.

Except.... Louie is at the kennel for a week since we are going on vacation and the office isn't open on Sundays so we had to take him yesterday, and I miss him like CRAZY!!!!

oh goody, a breeder vs non-breeder argument
 

Another proud moron here. I would never give away my cat for anything, nor would I have given my previous pets away.

Umm, I don't think whether or not people have children has ANYTHING to do with this thread. If your first thought when you hear "Would you do X for a million dollars" is "yes so it would give my children security" perhaps it's time to re-evaluate your personal investment portfolio.

A million dollars would mean I'd never have to work, my dad would be cared for no matter what, I could give back to my extended family and friends (hey, I could help out my friend who's a couple thou in debt) and I could do a lot of good by donating to charities. Tough shit. No one gets my pets.

An animal isn't a 25$ investment.

My dogs cost me about $7,000 dollars last year, for food, medicine, vet bills, training classes, and animals don't generally have pet health insurance, so I would have paid more without. Not to mention the sleepless nights that I'm going through now because Tasha (my new foster) was abused in her previous home and howls all night. Or the sleepless nights after Boomer had his GDV surgery, or before we discovered Tips had eaten a sock and we had to wait for it to all pass. As they age, the cost only goes up as vet bills increase and we have to buy specialty items for geriatric dogs.

In return, I get unconditional love, companionship, and something that simply makes me smile. I understand that.

I don't understand the relationship people have with their kids, as generally kids aren't grateful, don't love you unconditionally, and cost the parents both money and their sanity. And everyone around who has to put up with the rugrat.

It's hard to take your fish for a walk.

While my children are not always grateful(!), I must say that my relationships with them have brought me a joy and depth of happiness that no animal can replicate.
I have dearly loved my horses, cat, and dog - even my chickens. But at the end of the day, they are limited by their very nature as to what they can be to me. Relationships with pets do have the advantage of being very simple - but the very complexity of human relationships is one thing that makes them more satisfying in the long run.
JMHO.

I've notice that people who tend to treat their pets as their children generally don't have any children of their own. I know I fall into that rut sometimes, where I feel as if my two dogs are like kids, but my boyfriend's kids really help me put that all in perspective.

And to clarify my earlier statement, I would "give away" my pets for a million dollars, and immediately buy them back. They're both rescues & I wouldn't let them out of my sight. The transactions would go pretty quickly I think. ;)

I could never give up my A.J. Bear -- he truly is my "baby"!:)

uh....yeah, screw him

This is the dumbest hypothetical question I've ever seen.