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[–] 59 points 1 month ago (5 children)

How cute! Here's an article about the practice that I found while looking to see if this was true or not. It is, and it's adorable!

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  • [–] [S] 71 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    This is too cute for words! 🥰

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  • [–] 48 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Guys. Cheetahs are the largest of the small cats. They don't eat dogs.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    And they're always crying! That's why it looks like their mascara is permanently running.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I wonder if they had at least one person asking "are we sure the cheetah won't eat the dog?" and then they decided to just try it and see.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    This must mean it's okay to have a pet cheetah, yes?

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  • [–] [S] 14 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Do you have a 15 square mile backyard? If not, probably not 🤷🏻

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago

    comfort food

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    cuteness overload

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    I have a strong urge to pet them.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    Snacks also calm me down <3

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    I mean, maybe we could not capture cheetahs and isolate them and learn they actually need companionship? This is OrphanCrushingMachine energy.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (5 children)

    They would otherwise be dead.

    Would that make you feel better? CheetahCrushingMachine energy

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I don't really feel anything about it, honestly. I disagree with zoos, completely. Animal rehab and release is one thing, holding them captive is another. If there were no humans around, yeah, they would be likely be dead. Probably food for some other critter. That's nature, bro. Us intervening and applying human morals is arguably nature, too, but there is a lot more of "other" than us. We can't just leave the nature be, we gotta perturb it, exploit it, "save" it. It is one of the more disappointing things about humanity.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Why do you think these animals need help in the first place?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    If you read carefully, you'll notice I never expressed that the animals need help. I said they shouldn't be held captive. It is more an indictment of the human than sympathy for the animal. Humans are mega entitled to just do whatever they want with animals. Humans suck.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yes excellent indictmen on humanst here: Humans save species by keeping the remaining few safe, and also socially comfortable with a supply of puppies.

    Got em.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Let's be clear, they aren't saving anything by doing this. This is not conservation. They aren't breeding or reintroducing these particular animals to the wild after raising them in captivity. They have been extracted from the ecosystem. They are now pets. I wouldn't be so quick to pat humanity on the back when they are the proximate cause for there being a "remaining few."

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    [–] 25 points 1 month ago

    How cute! Here's an article about the practice that I found while looking to see if this was true or not. It is, and it's adorable! <3

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I wonder if some cheetahs are jittery and run around due to the anxiety?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    I guess it makes sense that the fastest land animal is a bit skittish.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Do they need the support dog due to living in captivity tho?

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    [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)