Dick, I am sorry if my contributions have elicited sadness or troubled you.

Some of us engage in 'Gallows Humor'; it is a coping mechanism.
It does not mean we do not love animals or suffer loss "at every bird that falls".

Life is precious.

(I miss having horses and dogs on our place and caring for them on a daily basis.
I enjoy living with pets and farm animals, but, it would be selfish, now.
They would likely outlive me and their fate might be needless euthanasia).