Am I crazy, or has anyone else noticed the phenomena of people accepting pets and other animals having genetic disorders that cause weight gain and difficulty to lose weight but turning around and telling fat people who have these disorders that they are just lazy and need to do x,y and z and not make up excuses? It kinda hurts that you'll give an animal that courtesy and not a human being.

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cal-is-a-cuddlefish

I wouldn’t be surprised that this happens but there has been a lot of fat hate directed at pets over the last few years. What isn’t surprising is that most of the lobbying behind things like “Pet Obesity Prevention” are insurance companies not vets. When I was at the vet they had a poster made by a pet insurance company that showed pet weights and how they translate into human terms.

In other news I am the human equivalent of a 16 pound cat.

-FBP