I sure know that I am unlikely to gain many friends with this post but I hope that it inspires some thought and some alternate perspectives.
The domestication of animals is the issue at hand. I want folks to consider the likelihood that the domestication of any and all species only benefits the human. From farm animals to pets, this is the score: Humans = advantage; animals = 0
The domestication of animals for consumption has a somewhat obvious history with humans desire for an easy food source but the keeping of animals as pets is only about human whim and desire for control over other creatures. Why do we take certain animals into our living space and let them sleep where we sleep, eat what and where we eat and then get upset at them when their instincts show and they scratch the furniture, meow, bark or mark their territory?
Animals made into pets from wild things lacked choice. This was a selfish act on the part of humanity. We are the only animal that seeks to control other animals and then anthropomorphize them. We are proud of ourselves for saving a kitten or puppy that may have been euthanized but they are only in that position as a result of our domestication of their species. Wild animals have little or no need of us.
We humans are ungainly and selfish creatures who lack instinct and the ability to function in our environment. Take a moment to picture the earth without the human animal.
It's astounding, isn't it?
I call for people to consider stopping the further domestication of all species. What if we set a date by which we would no longer breed animals for our use and further consider the amount of space we take up on this earth? Let's make a space for the freedom of our fellow creatures.
If you want meat, hunt it.
If you want comfort, look to yourselves and to each other.
Peace.
2 comments:
Interesting concept Gil - unfortunately I think at this point many species would perish if we stopped keeping them as pets. Can you imagine a pug trying to hunt for itself, or a chihuahua surviving the winter? I think not. We have over bred them to the point where they can no longer survive on their own. I am definitely in agreement about the human race, however...far, far too many of us! (Terri Ev)
Too true Terri - I can barely picture a pug trying to make it up a flight of stairs without having a jammer or something! I hope the piece gives people pause (paws?) to think.
Thanks for the comment!
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