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No not Beastiality, get your minds out the gutter if you went there . Inspired by a recent discussion I had with a friend, and fellow cat lover, cases of hoarding aside do you think there is a line where a love for animals (pets, etc) does become pathological (or can be considered part of a person's pathology), and if so where does that line lie?
For example I once gave up a legal right to an $80,000 share of a house and land package in exchange for a cat. I know some people think that's completely nuts, and goes way beyond just being a devoted pet owner, but to me it was a perfectly reasonable decision to have made (material item versus sentient being I'd formed a bond with? No contest), but it did get me thinking at what point does devotion become pathology?
For example I once gave up a legal right to an $80,000 share of a house and land package in exchange for a cat. I know some people think that's completely nuts, and goes way beyond just being a devoted pet owner, but to me it was a perfectly reasonable decision to have made (material item versus sentient being I'd formed a bond with? No contest), but it did get me thinking at what point does devotion become pathology?