Sim Pets rescuers?

[Veronika G]

A few years ago I was really interested in Petz (an old game), so I lurked around on a lot of sites. I noticed that a lot of girls between ages 11-15 had banners about not abusing Petz i.e. using a dicipline spray bottle on them too much. They equaled being a bad Petz owner to being a bad pets owner. Some even made rescue sites with abused pets and their life stories to spread awareness.

Now I have never seen a "Stop Sim killing" site.

I wonder if these issues will pop up again now that we will have pixel pets again? Apparently taking bad care of simulated pets is way worse than killing simulated toddlers. I wonder if the same values appeal in real life to these girls too?

(Now don't get me wrong, I HATE people who abuse real pets.)

[yamikuronue]

They did WHAT? holy.. I loved Dogz to death, and I attempted to start a website that rewarded good Breedz in petz 3-- you know, the quality ones, as opposed to the crappy ones that were everywhere. But I never saw those banners... shite.

Girls 11-15 (meaning they're really 9-13 probably) are weird.

[Faithlove13xxx_SC]

13 year old girls are ... odd.

I know, I was one not too long ago.


But killing toddlers is sad too!!!!!!!


Although, if a crazy hater *musT* take out their aggression on animals..... I'd rather it be a simulated one. ; )

[dragon_tfm]

13 year old girls are ... odd.

I know, I was one not too long ago.


But killing toddlers is sad too!!!!!!!


Although, if a crazy hater *musT* take out their aggression on animals..... I'd rather it be a simulated one. ; )


agreed...and ya i wonder just how they feel about realife animals..and kids for that matter

[Captain THPS4]

Ah yes, I'm a Petz fan...I do remember seeing those anti-petz abuse sites many times before. I don't think that will be much of an issue with The Sims 2 Pets since Maxis seems to be so much against animal abuse that they can't even die in fires. I think the only bad things you can do to them in this game is scold them and not feed them.

[discordkitty]

I'm sure people will unlock ways to kill pets just like you can kill toddlers. But really who cares? It's a game, not reality. If you like to play your game by killing sims or their pets - good for you. Most games out there are about killing, anyway.

Just because someone kills pixel dolls doesn't make them a bad person.

[Veronika G]

Just because someone kills pixel dolls doesn't make them a bad person.

Tell that to THEM! :frying:

Their logic seem to move in this circle:

1: If you abuse pixels for long enough, your compassion will wear thin.
2: Your next victim will be a real pet.
3: Then it may be a small child. (They probably said that to get the attention of non pet lovers.)

Conclution: Allthough Sim-killing does not lead to violence, sim-pet abuse CAN! :smash:


Seriously, thogh, all you can do to petz is to spray them, and it's not like they cringe in pain or anything. They just jump a bit. You can also throw them about, but they don't even react to that as they always land on their feet. I bet that if a modder unlocks pet killing, (s)he'll get many angwy mails from girls. Remember the GL fur coat discussion?

[discordkitty]

I thought you were kidding at first, then I realized you're not. That's really sad.

I have never played GTA properly, but I would play it when I was stressed from my old job and just drive around like mad running over and killing as many people as I could. It was a great stress-reliever but not in a million years would I actually drive poorly or try to kill someone in reality.

Some people just have way too much time on their hands.

[yamikuronue]

I thought you were kidding at first, then I realized you're not. That's really sad.

I have never played GTA properly, but I would play it when I was stressed from my old job and just drive around like mad running over and killing as many people as I could. It was a great stress-reliever but not in a million years would I actually drive poorly or try to kill someone in reality.

Some people just have way too much time on their hands.

I prefer Dynasty Warriors (lately I've been playing 4)-- "Sun Shang Xiang has killed 200 enemies" somehow seems more stress relieving than sniping old ladies

[leighthesim_SC]

you think thats fun try playing quake 4 lol

i play gt4 and quake 4 and games like that ALL the time and i wouldn't dream of killing someone i know abusing pets on dogz and catz is wrong and gives kids the wrong idea but i don't think theres many kids out there that would learn from that kinda thin though

[eden_SC]

They equaled being a bad Petz owner to being a bad pets owner. Some even made rescue sites with abused pets and their life stories to spread awareness
ROFL. That's hilarious!