The ZA and pets [warning]

[Pellet]

i got 2 blind poodles that cant do shit but bark at ppl.
NOT dying for them

[Hidan13]

In my family, our pets lives are as important as humans, they are part of the family and they have, essentially, equal status. We're not going to betray them and kill them just because they may make noise. Then again, my cats are rather quiet, so it might just be my family.

However just thought I'd point out, if you had a small baby in your family, one that couldn't defend itself or help your family, would you kill it because it makes a lot of noise and wastes food for those that can help? I sure hope your answer is no, as that would be mine. It's exactly for that reason that I wouldn't kill my cats.

[ruairi46]

Kill my dog and leopard gecko, I think not.. If for what ever reason I wouldent be able to take my leopard gecko with me I would release him with all his live food and just hope he survives.

[Thadeum]

I would not kill my dog unless I know he is gonna be a danger.

If I need to, it's either him or me.

It will be him.

[Dildor]

I'm sure I could make, or find a muzzle for my dog. I wouldn't kill him.

[nomad098]

kill it then eat it

[Lin001]

My dog don't really barks a lot. But anyway, I have a muzzle.

[Masta23]

Yes seems that the op has forgotten that a muzzle would stop the dog barking.
Why resort to violence?

[nublar93]

I don't like dogs nor even cats. There's benefits to killing your pet: they can provide food to your group, you can carve their bones into weapons and provide less mouths to feed.

[Orbifold]

Originally Posted by Masta23

It's a bit disgraceful that anybody would think a dogs life isn't worth as much as a human being's.

Let's say you are inside a burning building, and you notice a human baby in one corner, and a box containing who puppies in another. Your time is running out and you have to choose whether to grab the baby or the dogs.

Which one do you go for?

[thestalkinghead]

Originally Posted by Orbifold

Let's say you are inside a burning building, and you notice a human baby in one corner, and a box containing who puppies in another. Your time is running out and you have to choose whether to grab the baby or the dogs.

Which one do you go for?

baby every time, i would think it would be disgraceful to even debate who to save, i love all animals and think they are amazing but humans are more important, that doesn't mean i think humans should be allowed to be cruel to animals it just means that in a situation like this humans win

[Maximuswood]

Originally Posted by Orbifold

Let's say you are inside a burning building, and you notice a human baby in one corner, and a box containing who puppies in another. Your time is running out and you have to choose whether to grab the baby or the dogs.

Which one do you go for?

Baby of course, and I wouldn't kill my own pets even if they do make a racket

[fangsboi]

lol talk about random subjects...first we need to point out why we domesticated wolves in the first place. they are pack animals like we are with a better sense of smell. not to mention those little hunting runs will be easier...

or would it preferable for a zombie or human to sneak up on you?

so the question is. would you gut a baby because it was crying? its not useful, it puts the group in danger, it eats all your supplies...more reason to kill that than the dog. least the dog gives you warning of danger...be at least 10 years before the baby is of use to the group

[meghanundead]

I've been sort of writing a ZA survivor story (ha) and I wrote in my 16 pound mutt, Tara. She was a rescue (and we don't know who had her before), but, we haven't heard her bark in the three years since we've had her. She growls. But rarely. I guess if maybe she was stressed enough she would bark. But I don't think I would ever put down my dog unless she was suffering. D:
I think she'd be a perfect ZA partner (if she didn't bark?) (hence I wrote her in as a pretty nifty sidekick). And she's in shape and listens to commands well. She can run with me without a leash and still stay close.
As to draining supplies...one ziploc baggie (sandwich sized, filled) would feed her once a day for probably two weeks. She could possibly have scraps too?
Eh, just ball parking the food situation.

[Maggard]

Okay, I have to weigh in and I hope I'm not "Necro'ing" an old thread:

Keeping a barking/meowing/hissing pet during a Zombie Apocalypse is like covering yourselves in bells and doing the chicken-dance at town hall's courtyard.

You couldn't ring a louder dinner bell, and it's a two-course meal at least for the zombies!

People keep mentioning getting muzzles for their animals during the Zombie Apocalypse but...finding a muzzle probably isn't the highest of my priorities...just sayin'.

You know what I can find? Toilet paper. I'd eat my own dog and I look forward to eating all of yours when you get yourself made into human Happy Meals!

I will grow fat on the flesh of your beasts!

[Anyday]

These animals are the louder yet more protective of the two. Dogs in a protective mode against a human can overcome most and get away or hurt their attacker enough to deter them. Unfortunately a Zombie does not have the same fight or flight triggers as a normal human being. So while the dog may attack it will be putting itself in danger to being killed and eaten since the dog can't do enough damage to a Zombie to deter it from it's meal. In my opinion, dogs are the first species to be killed off.

I feel like this is a bit of an ignorant statement. Dogs can be trained quite well to do pretty much anything, so your sweeping generalization is really wrong. It's also under my impression that animals can't be turned in the walking dead universe because the z-virus is human specific.

Also, even a relatively untrained dog can outrun some of the fastest human runners - so a trained dog could even be used to 'cull' a zombie herd to specific positions and then run back. If you had a pack of dogs you could use one to distract and train the others to attack the ones that fall behind. I think honestly though, they'd probably be better used as distractions.

Dogs also can hear tones that the human ear cannot, so a dog whistle could be used to coordinate over short distances.

Most domesticated dogs aren't trained for survival situations though, so yes - many probably would die off.

[Moonbaby]

Originally Posted by Orbifold

Let's say you are inside a burning building, and you notice a human baby in one corner, and a box containing who puppies in another. Your time is running out and you have to choose whether to grab the baby or the dogs.

Which one do you go for?

The box of puppies.

Being human isn't a license for superiority. In fact it is the human idea that they are somehow more important than other life forms that is the reason our planet is so screwed now.

What good does the average human do? 99% of humans are already zombies and would lie cheat and steal from you just to advance their own materialistic greed.

Look at these animals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOm8giTUOXs

This is over cheap chinese slave goods. Imagine what they would do if SHTF.

Box of puppies everytime. Box of puppies.

[WD40]

For the whole argument of releasing a problem animal during some ZA as opposed to killing it oneself, you have to put your own sanity on the table for consideration.

It wouldn't be openly wrong to let your pet be out of sight out of mind if it means you'll be in the right mind to think about your own survival. I know if I had to put a bullet in my perfectly fine pet, I'd have a hard time dealing with the demons trying to kill me due to my weakened mental state. By having an unsure fate, one can at least reason that the pet could very well be alive, and therefore have a fact to take comfort in, allowing a much more focused and able survivor as opposed to one that is a sobbing train-wreck.

[Maggard]

Originally Posted by Moonbaby

The box of puppies.

Being human isn't a license for superiority. In fact it is the human idea that they are somehow more important than other life forms that is the reason our planet is so screwed now.

What good does the average human do? 99% of humans are already zombies and would lie cheat and steal from you just to advance their own materialistic greed.

Look at these animals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOm8giTUOXs

This is over cheap chinese slave goods. Imagine what they would do if SHTF.

Box of puppies everytime. Box of puppies.

Humans developed penicillin, landed on the moon, invented every device you use through your day, and generally can eat any other creature on the planet.

When your box of puppies cures cancer, then your argument will be valid.

Until then, I'm not "pretty" sure I'm superior to animals, I know I am.

...man, when the ZA hits, there's going to be a LOT of hippie zombies...

Edit: Oh, and fact: if you were to die in a contained space, your cat would start eating you within twelve hours. Fact.

Beat the cat to the punch...

[Triggern0metry1]

I'm just wondering, because I haven't read the comics, do other animals turn into zombies as well? I don't think I've seen any in the game.