Commitment for Christmas

I’ve seen some posts online that say a pet is a fifteen year responsibility.
I guess those people get a pet, mark their calendar fifteen years in advance, and if the pet is alive then, they dump it off at a shelter or by the side of the road.
Baby chicks for Easter, well, they’re just chickens.
Same goes for fish.
Sure, they have some intelligence and emotion to them, like any animal, but not that much.
But a dog or cat for Christmas…
They have emotions, and abandonment and rejection are cruel.
Oh, and chickens and fish taste good.