>>13707109You know that there's a lot of data which suggests that pets have a positive impact on one's mental health? Pets are friends, they provide you happiness and cheer you up, therefore it's not a parasitical relationship.
>inb4 why not just have real friendsMost pet owners do have those as well, but if you're gonna take this route and say that there's something wrong with using a pet to provide you company or to satisfy one's nurturing instincts, then you must heavily against porn, video games and any sort of entertainment media.
Your stance simply doesn't hold and it's irrational.
