Are We Loving Our Pets to Death? NYT: Science By: Linda Baker 22 June 2024 at 05:00 Pet owners are treating their animal charges ever more like humans. But that isnβt good for pets, or for us, many experts argue. Β© Graham Dickie/The New York TimesThe proliferation of dog strollers is one sign of a trend in which petsβ lives have become constrained and dependent on humans.