Comment on Anti-aging pill for senior dogs is now in clinical trials
darganon@lemmy.world 4 months agoWhy, though?
I’m pretty cynical, but this is a new level.
Greedy breeders already “produce” more dogs than there are loving families for and as a result dog shelters are constantly full with sad dogs who don´t have a home. This drug will result in shelters getting even more overcrowded.
My dog lives longer and shelters get more crowded? That’s a complete non-sequitor. Much like my choice of lunch doesn’t impact your lunch situation.
Perhaps my reading comprehension is poor, but the article seems to indicate that the pill will give a dog more “active years” and not necessarily more years. I guess we’ll find out in four years when it’s done.
Nacktmull@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Accepting death as a part of life is in no way cynical, it´s logical.
Don´t think only of yourself, try to see the bigger picture. Not just your dogs will live longer, a lot of dogs will with that drug, resulting in less adoptions. Since commercial breeders are not going to “produce” less dogs just because of the new drug, there will obviously be a higher population of dogs. The number of people who want to adopt a dog will decrease while the number of dogs available will increase, this will necessarily result in more dogs who don´t find a home. It´s really quite obvious if you think about it.
Inui@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
The message I’m taking away is that we need to ban breeders. I was already on that boat, but I don’t know how that isn’t your takeaway instead of arguing for people’s pets to die sooner.
darganon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Not all breeders are puppy mills, or producing brachycephalic breeds, but they are out there, and there’s other breeders putting longer noses on pugs and Frenchies.
Inui@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
It’s not really the main point of this thread but look up breeding racks and really think if those other breeders are any more ethical.
Nacktmull@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That is not what I meant. I argued against artificially increasing life expectancy, which does not equal arguing for decreasing natural life expectancy.
darganon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
If people stop paying for dogs, they will stop breeding them to sell.
Also, I accept death as part of life, but I still look both ways before crossing the street. I’m not getting off this ride any sooner than I have to.