Would you save your pet or a stranger's child?

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Hello all

Slightly inspired by another thread where posters were surprised that people were more interested in someone's dog than their baby...

If you have a cat/dog and you could only save it or a stranger's child/baby, what would you choose?

For the purposes of this thread, no-one would ever find out you'd been given the choice, so you wouldn't face any consequences.

Thanks

Stranger's child, without hesitation.

Strangers child 100%. Love my pets of course but I'm a mum and can't bear seeing a child hurt even if I don't know them, it's an instinct. Haven't seen the other thread.

Stranger's child.

As much as I love my pet, I would save a child, every time!

Really? Love my dog so much. Always a stranger’s child. Surely everyone would choose this.

Obviously the human child !!

Stranger’s child.

Ooft, unanimous so far! Perhaps people are too scared to fess up on a parenting website that they would choose their dog?!

Can you say WHY? (One of you has said instinct)

Stranger’s child. Jfc

Because I’m not a psychopath

Have you all actually got pets?

I have yes and ofc I would
save a human

are you a psychopath 😂

I adore my dog. But I’d save the child every time. I’d not be able to live with myself otherwise.

This is a hard one. I want to say a strangers child….but if a child died in front of me, it wouldn’t traumatise me as much as my pet…

Come on. No one could live with themselves knowing they caused a child’s death. Doesn’t compare to a dog.

Erm... 🥴

I have a dog. Love her dearly. I’d definitely save a human child every time though.

Would it be different if it were an adult human whose life was at stake?

I have two furry overlords whom I absolutely adore. I've always had pets. They aren't children.

I'm pretty sure that at least two people I know would save their pet. Whether they'd admit to that on a message board, I don't know

What on earth?! The child, every time. And yes, I have a very beloved family pet who was our baby before we had dc. In fact dc2 would be utterly devastated to lose her. I’d still choose the child.

or the adult.

i would not prioritise a pet over human life.

We have 2 dogs. Adore them.

I'd save the human child every time.

A child every single time, without hesitation.

I have had pets, although don’t currently and I couldn’t imagine any scenario where I would choose to save a pet over a child, no matter how much the pet is loved. A child is a human, they may grow up to cure cancer, they may grow up to be a teacher, they may grow up to be a stay at home parent. Whatever that is, they deserve to grow up and make their impact in the world.

Always, always, the human being, especially if the human happens to be a baby. Even though I like my dog more than I like people, a lot of the time.

The reason? Because I don’t like seeing people in pain. And the death of a baby would cause a great deal of pain.