shiikuhi o mushisuru wake ni wa ikanai.

I cannot ignore the cost of keeping an animal.

Breakdown of shiikuhi o mushisuru wake ni wa ikanai.

• を: direct object particle
• わけ に は いかない: cannot; cannot afford to
• 無視むしする: to ignore

Questions & Answers about shiikuhi o mushisuru wake ni wa ikanai.

How is this sentence read?

飼育費を無視するわけにはいかない。 is read:

しいくひ を むしする わけ には いかない。

In normal Japanese writing, it would usually be written without spaces:

飼育費を無視するわけにはいかない。

What does 飼育費 mean exactly?

飼育費 means the cost of raising or keeping animals.

It breaks down like this:

• 飼育 = raising, breeding, keeping, rearing animals
• 費 = expense, cost

So depending on context, 飼育費 could mean things like:

• pet care costs
• livestock raising costs
• animal maintenance expenses

Why is を used after 飼育費?

Because 飼育費 is the direct object of 無視する.

• 無視する = to ignore, disregard
• What is being ignored? 飼育費

So:

• 飼育費を無視する = to ignore the raising/keeping costs

This is a standard use of を to mark the thing directly affected by the verb.

What does 無視する mean here? Is it literally ignore?