This commercial nearly did me in

[ta_laitha]

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[finocchio]

Oh, that is fantastic.

[ta_laitha]

It really hammers the point home and the meaning of deciding to get a pet.

[simbel_myne]

It's not just dogs.

Y'know, the likening of dogs to children really distresses me. Not because I think dogs deserve bad treatment, but because my faith in humanity where it comes to pets is long shattered. I can't even think about people treating children with as little concern as they treat their dogs...

[ta_laitha]

That I think is what makes this commercial so powerful. The flip side of it is that a lot of children are abandon and neglected too.

[simbel_myne]

I was about 8 when I realized that people bought bunnies and chicks to put in their children's easter baskets, with the full intention of abandoning them or something once they stopped being so cute.

It's far far deeper than a commercial can deal with.

[ta_laitha]

True but it can at least get close to the impression or invoke those memories.

[cedel]

I was wondering why the hell they were going to some weird overgrown abandoned field to play with a soccer ball.

Ugh.

[ta_laitha]

This one definitely gets you right at the end.

[ta_laitha]

I think it has to do with the little boy's expression. I had the same feeling.