Pets Replacing Kids? ‘Fur Baby’ Stereotype Hides Truth About the Real Causes of Fertility Decline
February 16, 2022
Are couples forgoing children for pets one of the primary causes of the world’s demographic winter?
At his Jan. 5 general audience, Pope Francis expressed this perspective — and ended up in the doghouse with pet owners everywhere — when he exhorted couples to embrace the gift of children and even adopt orphans.
