[7_my_mind]

What you care for is immaterial. The goal of mitigating climate change is not to create a better world for you, but to provide a future for humanity. Thus, informed by such a goal it makes little sense to replace future generations with pets.

[psychiatrist24]

Well if you don't care what I care for, why should I care what you care for? I'm not killing my cat so that you can get a new iPhone next year (presumably with an AI chip that can generate virtual cats).

[viro]

Yea this person doesn't seem to realize people often see their pets as literal members of their family. in the same vein as kids.