Dogs and Dinner
Some time ago, there was a post circulating on Facebook about a dog that was allegedly abused during the making of a film. The dog was thrown into a pool of water and it was evident from the footage that the dog was less than thrilled. There was an outcry. Animal abuse, animal rights, etc. The dominating viewpoint was that they had no right to do this to an innocent dog, and “something” should be done. I watched the video a couple of times. The dog wasn't injured and I'm guessing that when the dog isn't acting he/she probably has a pretty good gig. After all, any animal that makes you money is most likely treated well in its downtime. I commented on this and I also commented that I wondered how and why this was so different than the treatment of non “pet” animals. We're all very concerned about the dog, we don't care much about the pig or the chicken or the cow. It boggles my mind some, why we choose which animals are “worthy” of our love and atten...