[garrisonj]

You can’t anticipate a 25% increase in your largest expenses living on that salary. Pets are awesome, and people want to live life.

[prepend]

Pets are awesome but 5 is a lot. And pets are expensive to keep healthy.

If I’m having trouble paying bills and can’t support 5 pets then rehoming is something I need to consider. I don’t think I can expect government support to help me take care of them.

[garrisonj]

I'm sure we could find things for all the people who live there to lower their expenses. But there is an asymptote to how much people can save.