Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

so is ignorance bliss ? like for example. theres dust mites in your eyebrows right now. so knowing that fact when you scratch your eyebrow your killing whole families of dust mites.. is it "unintentional" if you know what your doing but its to solve another woe ( your itchy eyebrow ) isnt that the same as killing a puppy to solve a woe ( money ) . you could certainly live without scratching your eyebrow just as you can live without a million dollars.

So is the only difference is its got a cute face or is it because its a pet ( thats a whole nother ball of wax , i.e. animal slavery )