cruelty to animals, or, increasingly disturbing conversations

me: so you're getting this guinea pig from the spca then?
minyin: yeah
me: that's nice.
minyin: what's nice?
me: nice that you're doing this for it
minyin: but i'm not! i'm doing it for me!


me: how long is the lifespan of a guinea pig? 5 years?
minyin: can be up to 10 years
me: wah, so long. isn't that going to take up all your time?
minyin: maybe after i get tired of it i could gas it and dissect it
minyin: i'll do it next time you come to visit.
me: i don't want to dissect anything!
minyin: i dissect while you don't watch lah!
me: but then you can do that any time, not just when i'm there what?
minyin: but you gotta be here to not watch!
me: i can not watch perfectly well from here!


me: how do you get the gas to gas it anyway
minyin: stove lor
me: then what if you gassed yourself by accident instead?

me: minyin is getting a guinea pig
winnie: oh, to dissect?


minyin: what's so bad about it. it is, afterall, a guinea pig.
me: yes but you'd have obtained it from the spca under false pretences! why don't you get one from the hospital lab supplier?
minyin: but i want it as a pet! i don't particularly want one for dissection at this point. i'm just saying that if i get tired of it and don't want it anymore it can have another purpose.


minyin: why can't i dissect it though if i've had it as a pet first?
me: it's the difference between you dissecting any old anonymous cadaver and dissecting me!
minyin: you wouldn't want me to dissect you?
me: i wouldn't want anyone to dissect me at all!
minyin: why not?
me: do you want to be dissected?
minyin: i don't mind.