人們不應該養寵物
“‘寵物’ 指人們為了精神目的，而不是為了經濟目
的而豢養的生物。”
1. 養寵物本質上是不道德的
用狗當做例子...
自己能想到多少品種？
2. 寵物被用來代替家庭
“相較之下，與寵物作伴，情感回饋更為直接，
不少獨居中老年人飼養毛小孩，找到生活中
的歸屬感，精神科醫師楊聰財表示，結婚和
育兒的壓力沉重，如有房貸，負擔更重，飼養
寵物顯得輕鬆，不用承擔多的責任，就能感
受到愛與陪伴，填補孤獨與寂寞。”
- 台灣聯合報
低收入家庭，兩個孩子：一
星期$340（一年$17680）
狗：一年$1627
貓: 一年$962
3. 對寵物的高需求帶來了負面影響太多
不道德的飼養
• 狗狗磨坊：
• 過度繁殖
• 近親繁殖
• 小狗死亡率越高
• 得到遺傳性疾病機會更多
• 免疫係統減弱
空氣污染
• 2017調查：美國裡的狗和貓排放出
五百八十CO2
總結
Citations
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https://health.udn.com/health/story/122933/7178203.
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