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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
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Assuming time, money, living situation, and the law wasn't a factor. I'd love a skunk. I'd name her Oreo and i'd love her and she'd be my best friend.

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lokalhorst feddit.org lokalhorst@feddit.org
Joined: 2026-04-25
#2 · Quote Reply

A cat, because I love cats. But I live in the city, I think it's not appropriate for a cat to only live inside an apartment, and you can't avoid buying meat for feeding the cat.

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DrSoap lemmy.world DrSoap@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-16
#3 · Quote Reply

I'd have my cat. If the devil came acallin' I'd sell my soul for me and the lil guy to be immortal. I could spend eternity in his company and it wouldn't be enough.

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FinjaminPoach lemmy.world FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-11-12
#4 · Quote Reply

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devaly ani.social devaly@ani.social
Joined: 2026-04-12
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

A cat, because I love cats. But I live in the city, I think it's not appropriate for a cat to only live inside an apartment, and you can't avoid buying meat for feeding the cat.

cats should not let be free roaming though...
It's dangerous for them and the wildlife.

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lokalhorst feddit.org lokalhorst@feddit.org
Joined: 2026-04-25
#6 · Quote Reply

cats should not let be free roaming though... It's dangerous for them and the wildlife.

Seems as both are bad options?

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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
#7 · Quote Reply

I'd have my cat. If the devil came acallin' I'd sell my soul for me and the lil guy to be immortal. I could spend eternity in his company and it wouldn't be enough.

That's so cute.

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InfiniteGlitch lemmy.dbzer0.com ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-30
#8 · (edited) Quote Reply

My previous cat from childhood until my early twenties and a Savannah cat.

EDIT: Corrections of the sentence.

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gigastasio sh.itjust.works gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-10-13
#9 · Quote Reply

Dragon. And anyone who says otherwise isn’t being completely honest with themselves. Everyone wants a dragon.

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palordrolap fedia.io palordrolap@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-08-13
#10 · Quote Reply

I'd have my cat. If the devil came acallin' I'd sell my soul for me and the lil guy to be immortal. I could spend eternity in his company and it wouldn't be enough.

You haven't considered the horrific things that would undoubtedly happen, especially given infinite time, if you were to follow through on that sale.

For the sake of good taste and sanity, I won't list any here, but I'm sure your imagination can fill in the gap.

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NeatNit discuss.tchncs.de NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-01-05
#11 · Quote Reply

I'd have my cat. If the devil came acallin' I'd sell my soul for me and the lil guy to be immortal. I could spend eternity in his company and it wouldn't be enough.

I, also, choose this guy's cat.

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ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 slrpnk.net Nemo@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-01
#12 · Quote Reply

I have answered this the same way every time I've been asked:

A great big fuck-off raven.

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Fallibilist feddit.uk Fallibilist@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-09-15
#13 · Quote Reply

Some kind of a wild cat like Ocelot would be cool assuming they could behave themselves but since they can't, a normal house cat is just fine too.

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Fallibilist feddit.uk Fallibilist@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-09-15
#14 · Quote Reply

cats should not let be free roaming though... It's dangerous for them and the wildlife.

Roaming free is dangerous to all wildlife.

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Lemmywinks lemmy.world icanbrewmushrooms@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-07
#15 · (edited) Quote Reply

cats should not let be free roaming though... It's dangerous for them and the wildlife.

It's dangerous for... the wildlife.

That's very location specific, and doesn't apply to most of the world.

Outdoor domestic cats and wildlife: How to overrate and misinterpret field data

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mafishfayda lemmy.world mafishfayda@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-16
#16 · (edited) Quote Reply

Even though I don't really want to get a pet because I don't want to get too attached and end up heartbroken when it dies! If I ever change my mind, I'd get a dog. I also really like owls in general, but I don't want to get a bird just to keep it locked in a cage for the rest of its life just because I want to feel like Harry Potter lol!

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Fishy lemmy.world Fishy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
#17 · Quote Reply

Penguin. No reason required.

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ChonkyOwlbear lemmy.world ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-24
#18 · Quote Reply

A binturong. They have a fluffy prehensile tail as long as their body and they smell like popcorn!

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LeftReddit2 lemmy.world LeftReddit2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-08-10
#19 · Quote Reply

Can I have a pet human or is that too problematic?

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cub Gucci lemmy.today vivalapivo@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-15
#20 · Quote Reply

Penguin. No reason required.

Evangelion fan located

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cub Gucci lemmy.today vivalapivo@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-15
#21 · Quote Reply

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BlueKey fedia.io BlueKey@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-11
#22 · Quote Reply

  • Fox (they are so cute)
  • Cheetah (pretty and pretty chill)
  • Snow Leopard (beautyful fluffy cats)
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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#23 · Quote Reply

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I knew somebody would use this scenario to bring back slavery.

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onipa feddit.org onipa@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-07-22
#24 · Quote Reply

Sonmething with fingers like a monkey, a raccoon or a midget bear. Or even a crow

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cub Gucci lemmy.today vivalapivo@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-15
#25 · Quote Reply

I knew somebody would use this scenario to bring back slavery.

Do you want to volunteer?

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#26 · Quote Reply

It's dangerous for... the wildlife. That's very location specific, and doesn't apply to most of the world. Outdoor domestic cats and wildlife: How to overrate and misinterpret field data

That's not really a study at all. That's just somebody referring to an actual published study and saying "I don't think so".

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Ex Nummis lemmy.world Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#27 · (edited) Quote Reply

I want an emu. Specifically, I want to hand-rear one from the egg.

I've done this with chickens and ducks and loved it. Emus are basically just giant chickens anyway.

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#28 · Quote Reply

Do you want to volunteer?

Is there going to be creepy sex slave responsibilities?

Because I'm out if there's not going to be any sex slave stuff.

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chaosCruiser futurology.today chaosCruiser@futurology.today
Joined: 2024-05-14
#29 · Quote Reply

Dragon. And anyone who says otherwise isn’t being completely honest with themselves. Everyone wants a dragon.

What about an aboleth or a tarrasque? Either one would be pretty cool.

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Kaput lemmy.world Kaput@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-01-13
#30 · Quote Reply

Even though I don't really want to get a pet because I don't want to get too attached and end up heartbroken when it dies! If I ever change my mind, I'd get a dog. I also really like owls in general, but I don't want to get a bird just to keep it locked in a cage for the rest of its life just because I want to feel like Harry Potter lol!

Get a Galápagos tortoise. Problèmes solved.

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Lemmywinks lemmy.world icanbrewmushrooms@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-07
#31 · (edited) Quote Reply

That's not really a study at all. That's just somebody referring to an actual published study and saying "I don't think so".

It's more someone referring to a published study and pointing out that every single one of the news articles written about it are misrepresenting its findings.

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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
#32 · (edited) Quote Reply

Can I have a pet human or is that too problematic?

Is this some consensual sex thing? If so, will you care for them and love them?

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Apeman42 lemmy.world Apeman42@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#33 · Quote Reply

What about an aboleth or a tarrasque? Either one would be pretty cool.

Hells, I'd take a flumph.

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cub Gucci lemmy.today vivalapivo@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-15
#34 · Quote Reply

Is there going to be creepy sex slave responsibilities? Because I'm out if there's not going to be any sex slave stuff.

Not into it, sorry. Maybe a few sex-related requests per year when I'm super horny

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#35 · Quote Reply

Not into it, sorry. Maybe a few sex-related requests per year when I'm super horny

Good luck finding your slave. I just don't think we're going to be a good match.

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NycterVyvver fedinsfw.app NycterVyvver@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-05-25
#36 · Quote Reply

Tanuki

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quediuspayu lemmy.dbzer0.com quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-06
#37 · Quote Reply

A common magpie, specially if it can come and go as it pleases and I don't have to do much.

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LeftReddit2 lemmy.world LeftReddit2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-08-10
#38 · Quote Reply

Is this some consensual sex thing? If so, will you care for them and love them?

On the advice of my legal counsel, I am choosing to invoke my fifth amendment rights.

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Dagnet lemmy.world Dagnet@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#39 · Quote Reply

Red panda. I'm disappointed that I was the first comment for one

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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
#40 · Quote Reply

On the advice of my legal counsel, I am choosing to invoke my fifth amendment rights.

In that case, yes it's problematic.

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IsoKiero sopuli.xyz IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-12
#41 · Quote Reply

Dragon. And anyone who says otherwise isn’t being completely honest with themselves. Everyone wants a dragon.

Can I have a dog-sized dragon? Smaug would not fit in our living room and our budget can't manage dozens of sheeps every week.

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baggachipz sh.itjust.works baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
#42 · Quote Reply

My dog Denver, who died a couple years ago. She was so awesome, my little buddy. Lived 18 great years, miss her every day.

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potoooooooo 🥔 lemmy.world ivanafterall@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-20
#43 · (edited) Quote Reply

Capybara. Self-explanatory. It'd chill with me and my dogs.

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ComfortableRaspberry feddit.org ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-08-07
#44 · Quote Reply

Some kind of a wild cat like Ocelot would be cool assuming they could behave themselves but since they can't, a normal house cat is just fine too.

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dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️ lemmy.world dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-20
#45 · Quote Reply

Penguin. No reason required.

Approve.

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RedGreenBlue lemmy.zip RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-05
#46 · Quote Reply

As long as there are stray animals, that is the only moral choice.

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Vi~ literature.cafe systemedmond@literature.cafe
Joined: 2026-09-18
#47 · Quote Reply

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determinist kbin.earth determinist@kbin.earth
Joined: 2025-08-11
#48 · (edited) Quote Reply

My dogs. Because I loved them, and still do.

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cub Gucci lemmy.today vivalapivo@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-15
#49 · Quote Reply

Good luck finding your slave. I just don't think we're going to be a good match.

Ahh thank you! Good luck to you too! Find the sex slave position that kinda fits you well

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#50 · Quote Reply

Ahh thank you! Good luck to you too! Find the sex slave position that kinda fits you well

It's the nature of the job. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Every good sex slave is constantly searching for new positions to get filled.

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TrickDacy lemmy.world TrickDacy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
#51 · Quote Reply

Almost no species makes a good pet so I'm going to stick with my dog.

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