We’re all for non-traditional pets. Want a miniature pony for your home? Great! A living room filled with ducks? Awesome. Got a tankful of axolotls? Go nuts. But a seal?
The Twitter page “Why You Should Own A Seal” is nothing but adorable pictures and videos of seals doing seal things. Honestly, they make build a pretty good case for smuggling a seal home after our next trip to the beach. (We kid, of course! Please do not actually kidnap or own a seal. They’re wild animals, after all.)
Here are a few of the arguments for having a seal as a pet. See if you can find fault with them, because we sure can’t!
1. Cats are just as unimpressed with seals as they are with everything else, but that doesn’t stop our seal buddy from trying.
Wish the cat would turn around 🔊 pic.twitter.com/E57WsWtCbX
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 19, 2022
2. They’re adorable even when they’re just sitting there, doing nothing. Yet when we try it, we look “lazy” and “at loose ends.”
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 18, 2022
3. They can nap anywhere. And we do mean anywhere.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 20, 2022
4. They’re really good at expanding and contracting.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 20, 2022
5. You can put them in tubs. Rubber duckies encouraged, but not required.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 24, 2022
6. Did we mention their ability to expand and contract at will? Convenient!
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 23, 2022
7. Exhibit A: the way they move. It’s like a Slinky married a slug, and we love it.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 20, 2022
8. Did you know they sneeze? At least, we think that’s what this noise is.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 19, 2022
9. Can double as a potato. Handy!
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 21, 2022
10. Will give you puppy-dog eyes without actually being a puppy dog.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 18, 2022
11. They’ll follow you anywhere as long as you’ve got the food bucket.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 20, 2022
12. They’re easily amused. Get a sheet of black plastic and you’ve got yourself a Slip ‘N Slide.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 21, 2022
13. They’re social little marshmallows that bob around happily.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 22, 2022
14. Just another reminder of those big, dark puppy-dog eyes.
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 21, 2022
15. They are round and soft, and, sometimes, they even smile at us.
I can almost touch roundness pic.twitter.com/zUduiA3Ps8
– Why You Should Have a Seal (@ShouldHaveSeal) August 23, 2022
Don’t know about you, but we are sold! Off to check the lease to see if seals are allowed in our apartment. Something tells us the landlord might need convincing, and we know just where to send him online.
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