Do you remember your first dog or cat? Perhaps even your first boa constrictor? Whatever your preference, pets can play a huge role in our lives, even becoming full-fledged family members. But is domestication really in an animal’s best interest? Does pet ownership create a loving bond between human and animal, or does it only serve our own interests?
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Clarifying the Question
I'm keeping my pets
All I know is, my dogs are much more comfortable than their wild counterparts. My dogs don't have to hunt for their food , worry about competing with other dogs for scraps, or dying of myriad diseases that infect wild dogs. They are always happy to see me when I come home, play with each other in our yard for hours every day, and don't spend all their time whining or howling to indicate the perceived misery portrayed here.
Hell, I wish I could change places with them. I would love to have my food brought to me every day. And how great would it be if my biggest worry in life was, "do I poop over here, or do I poop over there?" And if my dogs are so miserable, why do they return when I leave the gate open and they get out? Plenty of people in my neighborhood feed their dogs outside, so they could get their food elsewhere. And they could run free and stay away. I know, I know. they have become dependent upon me. But I don't see any signs of my dog not being happy.
- LagerHead
June 23, 2009 1:35PM
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