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Originally posted by sixate
Not I, but that doesn't mean a thing. That's a lame argument if you're trying to start one. Kids should be treated as people... Not animals. Why not just get them neutered/spade while you're at it? 
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Oh, come on. If someone puts a kid in a playpen, do you object because it's like a kennel? Or if they let them play in those little tunnel things, do you object because it's too much like a hamster run? Are sandboxes too much like litterboxes? I think everyone blows this all out of proportion, and there's no "animalizing" of the kid just because they have a tether on. Again, it's the adults who make that connection and not the kids. If the options are let the kid run free or have a grip on their hand all the time, the first is undesirable and the second, once they hit a certain age, is impractical. I see no good reason not to use a tether if the parent is otherwise attentive and the kid is well-behaved.