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A replacement for "pets, not cattle" could be "goldfish, not trout" [0]. Due to certain beliefs around the latter. Has that come up for anyone? Maybe unique to us? [0] Not my idea. Source: a colleague.
The alternative you provide is still speciesist to a degree. I like the suggestion in a sibling comment to this one which avoids referring to any animals, though.
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My grandparents wouldn't have given a single hoot over the dog dying. The cows though? Those were important.
They wouldn't have given a hoot if a herding dog dies? Or if they're not companion animals or working, why are they there?
Herding was mostly done by people, often kids, and fences, though some neighbors did use herding dogs.
I can understand how trained herding dogs can also be important, but it was certainly not my experience in the countryside.
A replacement for "pets, not cattle" could be "goldfish, not trout" [0]. Due to certain beliefs around the latter. Has that come up for anyone? Maybe unique to us? [0] Not my idea. Source: a colleague.
I like to say "farmed, not gardened" as a veggie alternative to "cattle, not pets". As in "containers are farmed, not gardened". No idea if that sounds right to a native speaker, though.