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humans are (generally) aware of the consequences of obesity. those who remain obese without genetic or medical reasons do so in full knowledge of the likely future implications of their weight, and they take responsibility for their decision to maintain or increase it.

on the other hand, the average pet doesn't know being obese increases its health risks. pets do not take responsibility for their own weight, since they lack the awareness and information to do so. as the caretaker, it is the owner's responsibility to avoid pet responsibility.

the logic boils down to: you can do whatever you want with your own body, but you owe attention and close supervision for those you take in your care.

*to avoid pet obesity

also, add to this the fact that a lot of pets are domestically fed mass-produced dry or wet food, which can contain ingredients that increase the chances of the pet's becoming obese than whatever the pet originally had in its natural diet. this doubles your responsibility for minding the pet's weight.

What about the "health at any size" people though, who claim there aren't health consequences to obesity? I get fat acceptance taking that stance on pet obesity, but what puzzles me is the health at any size people doing it.

But yeah, fuck most of the pet food companies. Cats and dogs are not vegetarian and do not need corn meal as a dietary staple.

i imagine the 'health at any size' people agree that an overweight pet that is still medically and physically apt is all right. unlike us, pets generally have a smaller margin between a good weight and obesity, and their happiness depends much more on physical activities than does ours - as soon as a pet exceeds a certain weight, either it stops being all that healthy, or the additional weight encumbers some of its physical activities and therefore its overall happiness. a dog that derives most of its happiness from guarding its territory or playing with the master won't be happy anymore once it's too fat to properly run around.

i feel you, anon. i have a pet with allergies, so i can't avoid getting him hypoallergenic dry food, but i sure as hell wish i could.

yeah, if I have a roly poly cat that's still physically active, running around, climbing on stuff, etc., I'd want to keep an eye out to make sure it didn't get too much fatter, but I wouldn't go out of my way to make sure it loses weight – that just seems like it'd be a pain in the ass for both me and the cat. If it's fat but still active then I don't think there's anything to worry about, unless it was the result of a sudden change in weight.

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