Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions About Dead Bodies

by Caitlin Doughty

Our pets eat dead animals, just like humans eat dead animals (okay fine, not you vegetarians).

Sitting next to a corpse all the way to Tokyo isn’t ideal, but I would prefer a corpse to a crying baby. No offense to babies, I just spend more time around corpses.

It’s like how if you do too good a job of cleaning your room, then your mom will expect perfection every time. Better to not set expectations so high. It’s just not worth the risk.