I'm oversharing because that's what I do but vet access and cost was at the centre of the worst days of my life. This is what I go to therapy for. And today has been really hard, especially since a gc I created for support essentially became a place to target and harass others.

And I am feeling really triggered. I grew up rescuing cats because I lived in close proximity to farmers who don't spay their cats. My mom not driving or having a full time job did leave us in situations where going to the vet on time wasn't an option.

But growing up in an abusive environment, my cats were all the support that I had most of the time and I genuinely believe that I wouldn't be here without them so hearing that people in poverty shouldn't own pets just really gets to me.

There's so much nuance to these "hot takes" and none of the conversation on any side has been productive. For people who do "scicomm", those communication skills need serious work.