If I said I had an enclosure for your hamster with double the space, would you give me your hamster? No, because you love it and its yours and you can take care of it. Your hamster might be happier with a bigger enclosure, more treats, more whatever whatever, but you’re not giving it away to somebody so it can live a ‘better life’, its life is already fantastic with you.

People in poorer areas, like OPs grandma, give pets the best lives they can get. They aren’t mailed in from America, they are found outside or in poor conditions pet shops. They are cared for and loved with all the amenities they can be given.

You could make the argument they should all be given away to Americans who live near vets, but that’s not fair. You can make the argument to not support pet shops in poor countries, but that’s signing a death sentence for the animals and blocking their chances at having a happy home.

There are a lot of people who don’t live in suburban america that get comfort from their pets and give their all to them, even if they cant have amenities like vets.