>>11040217It's still going on to this day, albeit with dog & cat plushes that are all about "adopting" the plush animal from a shelter. Pound Puppies is probably the most famous and longest-running toy that milks this guilt tripping theme. But there has to be some negative psychological repercussions to a child that "saves" these stuffed animals only for mom to sell it at a garage sale or donate it to a thift store a year or two later.