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Bob believes that killing small rodents or creatures is a negative experience that causes him personal trauma.
“The worst thing I had to do was my family made me kill a mole once and that was like that trauma stuck with me cuz like they're like you just hit it with the shovel and it'll die and I was like I don't want to do that and they're like you have to just do it I was pressured into just smacking a mole ”
Distractible Podcast · Dec 2024 · 1 episode · 125K views on this topicKeeping wild animals as pets is not a good idea for various reasons, including their temperament and needs.
“Like number one, don't pets, wild animals do not make good pets for a lot of reasons.”
Stuff You Missed in History Class · Dec 2025 · 1 episode · 279 views on this topicIt is unwise to give wild animals or any pets to people as surprise gifts.
“And also just don't give people wild animals or any animals as surprise gifts.”
Stuff You Missed in History Class · Dec 2025 · 1 episode · 279 views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.