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# Pets as Children, Episode 1,980,444
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/3976/
- Published: 2006-02-16T23:26:52.000Z
- Updated: 2006-02-16T23:26:52.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

> They already have their own designer clothes, health insurance and therapists and now more and more American pets are enjoying their own birthday parties as well.

> A surprising number of pet owners host birthday parties - complete with party hats, cake and guests for their dogs, cats and birds, a survey by California-based Veterinary Pet Insurance says.

[Link](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200602/s1569215.htm?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).

It's been awhile since I made the point, so I'll summarize it again: In a world where children are rare, people turn to substitutes. It's unavoidable, since children are natural. People who don't have them, or who keep their production at artificially low levels, feel a need. Enter pets.

[Earlier column about the phenomenon](http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm%5Fid=1&art%5Fid=28485&ref=thedailyeudemon.com).