Poor pets, just disposable to these Dubai residents

I wonder how pets survive in parts of the world where they're not treated like members of the family; just like animals fending for themselves. I'm guessing they all live horrific lives 😢.

I think the previous poster was referring to this, if you hadn’t already seen the link someone else posted

@NototerrorismIntheUK im English but my mum was from Northern Ireland. My daddy was a soldier. We were home visiting my granny and me and her were up the street. The army evacuated us sharpish coz there was a bomb. We heard it bang as we ran away.

my granny had the hold of me so tight and she shifted like I’ve never seen before or since. And she literally flung herself around me when the bomb went off. I was about 7 so this would have been about 1975. I still remember the feeling of the bomb - not the noise but the feel.

I can assure you my granny would have killed the pope himself to get me to safety.

the dog wouldnt have even entered her head.

I can’t judge anyone who doesn’t take a pet in a life or death flee situation.

I would probably just PTS if l couldn't take them, they wouldnt know any difference, love my pets but would always choose human family over animals.

Could we not abandon the vacuous influencers & z-listers and airlift the pets to safety in the UK?

The OP (like a few other MNetters) is eaten up with it and using a war in which people are suffering and dying, as a reason to spaff off about their hatred.

Never been to Dubai but I'm not a fan of this sort of vile behaviour we've seen since the war kicked off.

Animal welfare was never very high on the list of priorities in Dubai, tbh -- there used to be big culls of the large population of street strays before high-profile international events, and it wasn't wildly unusual for a certain type of person to keep a 'tame' cheetah or tiger cub chained up on their property.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with this.

Maybe people should have thought ahead. When I was a child my family lived the expat life (fortunately never the Middle East, we were in Hong Kong and then in Singapore) and this is precisely why my parents would never let us get pets. Not because of war. Because it’s not your home country, you’re going to end up moving on eventually, and it’s difficult and expensive to move pets with you when you do leave.

But yes I totally agree OP, just cruel and disgusting.

Your pet needs to be vaccinated against rabies for example and a blood test 30 days later that needs to go to a EU approved lab. Then wait 3 months after the blood draw. Plus tapeworm treatment 5 days before

What would you do if this was the case?

Don’t judge a person before walking a mile in their shoes. It’s very very easy to say from the safety of your home that “I would never ….”

Things that happened 2000 years ago are still used in discussion today. 100 years is a mere tick tock,

Absolutely soulless bag of cunts.

Nope mine would be in their basket and going where ever I go. They're my responsibility, and not something just to dump.

Exactly this.

Your adopted city is under attack, and your home government has finally got you a flight, but you can’t take your dog, what do you do?

Ah. I’d expect oh to support me and our kids - we are a blended family so I mean his and mine.

It would not enter my head to leave my babies. I rather wait out.

I adore my pets. But they are pets. When fleeing a war zone my pets would not be my priority and I absolutely would not risk my life for them!!

I have a relative who strongly supported the evacuation flight for dogs from Afghanistan - was very high profile a few years ago. Anyway they said “who cares about the people, those poor dogs” That horrified me and I lost a lot of respect for them as a person after that.

Lets take out of the conversation how many feel about Dubai in general as this could happen in many places.

I understand the instinct to want to save every life, especially our pets, they are part of our homes and lives and much loved.

But in real crisis situations, people are often forced to make impossible decisions very quickly. Flee the region or stay and potentially, directly face the horror of war.

Sadly, animals do become expendable when the priority has to be getting people and possibly children to safety.

If someone can take their pets with them, that is great. But if they can’t, that doesn’t make them cruel or uncaring, it means they’re doing what they must due to significant risks for their safety. I can imagine many tears have been shed over those pets that had to be left behind as options were limited.

Judging those choices only comes from a place of privilege or from never having experienced the chaos of a true emergency. I judge you OP, and your unrealistic expectations of others, more than them.

? so are pets just lives and souls that you treat as you like, with no responsibility??

these Dubai residents are all rich, so they should pay to relocate their pets.