Yea I've grown up with family pets. I'm 32 years old and I've never understood the pain humans inevitably put themselves through for allowing themselves to get so attached to something that they KNOW will die before them...that's literally insane!! It's clinical when you think about it...like really...besides it was just food long before "modernized" folks came around. I'm not saying I'd eat one but deep down we all would if faced with starvation. Regardless if it's ol Family Skippy or not...You'd eat him so fast if that was all you had. So go on with the delusional illusion that you obviously need. Some people man...I swear