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'Proudly childfree by choice' TV star says 'fur kids' are better than 'skin kids' and claims her love for her pets is 'equal' to a parent's love for a child

Shelly Horton has shared her controversial views about parenthood and the choice to have pets instead of kids.

'For some, pets provide a presence that soothes anxiety and loneliness, offers joy, and yes, demands a lot of responsibility – qualities not unlike those required in raising children,' she argued. Shelly also hit back at Sydney Morning Herald journalist Hannah Vanderheide, who recently published an opinion piece about how raising a child is vastly more difficult than having a pet. Shelly had required the surgical procedure, which removes a woman's uterus, due to severe perimenopausal symptoms and heavy bleeding.

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