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Should we be treating our pets like they're our children?

a person pushes a dog in a stroller on a sidewalk
Zack Carreon
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WVXU education reporter Zack Carreon says his dog, Howdy, loves to be held like a baby.

You don’t have to search far on social media to find people referring to their cats or dogs as “fur babies” and themselves as “pet parents.”

But there are people who argue it’s bad to treat our pets as children instead of the animals they are.

On Cincinnati Edition, we’ll discuss the increasingly charged conversation over treating pets like children, and we’ll have a panel of experts to answer your questions.

Guests:

  • Jennifer Wells, DVM, program director and professor of veterinary technology, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
  • Emily Ward, DVM, practice limited to veterinary dentistry, MedVet Cincinnati
  • Dae Grodin, owner and trainer, Dog-Abilities.com

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  • Tune in live at noon ET M-F. Call 513-419-7100 or email talk@wvxu.org to have your voice heard on today’s topic.
  • Catch the replay on 91.7 WVXU and 88.5 WMUB at 8 p.m. ET M-F.
  • Listen on-demand. Audio for this segment will be uploaded to this page by 4 p.m. ET., or subscribe to our podcast.
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