Exactly. Obviously animal welfare needs to be at the forefront of any human-nonhuman relationship (and aesthetic breeding should have been made illegal by now), but having a pet dog/cat/rodent/etc. that benefits from being fed and loved by a human is not some 1984 terror relationship.
Dogs evolved (or rather more accurately, they were selectively bred) alongside humans to fulfil specific purposes like protection from attackers and predators, or aid with pulling things or help with hunting. Same for cats whose purpose was to keep your home and your granary free of rodents. Most pets don’t do those things anymore, with some notable exceptions like sheep dogs, rescue/service dogs, etc. Those are worthwhile purposes to keep them around for. But cats surely have become redundant, no?
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Exactly. Obviously animal welfare needs to be at the forefront of any human-nonhuman relationship (and aesthetic breeding should have been made illegal by now), but having a pet dog/cat/rodent/etc. that benefits from being fed and loved by a human is not some 1984 terror relationship.
Dogs evolved (or rather more accurately, they were selectively bred) alongside humans to fulfil specific purposes like protection from attackers and predators, or aid with pulling things or help with hunting. Same for cats whose purpose was to keep your home and your granary free of rodents. Most pets don’t do those things anymore, with some notable exceptions like sheep dogs, rescue/service dogs, etc. Those are worthwhile purposes to keep them around for. But cats surely have become redundant, no?
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