'In the bad old days reference to Blacks/women/Jews/others were in negative language which perpetuated poor treatment/ abuse/ exploitation of these people. Animals have suffered more from negative language stereotyping than all the others, and demeans them so constantly that they created an environment that allows all sorts of cruelties, many too horrendous to describe! An animal is 'it' instead of 'he' or 'she', this perpetuates our view of them as 'things' rather than individuals and is a major first step towards cutting them up for meat and leather, testing drugs/cosmetics/ household products on their bodies, and tearing off their coats for furs!!! Those who have pets are referred to as 'owners' rather than guardians/care givers/companions, reinforcing the idea that they are property much as slaves were considered property. Let's avoid these references: Dirty rat; filthy pig; acting like an ass; dirty dog; she's a bitch; ugly duckling; there's more than one way to skin a cat; behaving like an animal; making a monkey out of someone; killing 2 birds with one stone; working like a horse, you're chicken ... There are many more! Please think before uttering them and tell others. Thank you!'
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A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character
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Living toys are something novel, But it soon wears off somehow....
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Once people spend time with farm animals in a loving way ... a pig or cow or a little chicken or a turkey, they might find they relate with them the same way they relate with dogs and cats. People don't really think of them that way because they're on the plate. Why should they be food when other animals are pets? I would never eat my doggies.
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We died like aunts of pets or foreigners.
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My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet
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I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon and a cat that comes home late at night.
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Cats regard people as warm-blooded furniture.
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This is an emotional category in the sense that people won't hold back spending on their pets because the economy is doing badly, ... Pets are an important part of the family and people like to indulge them.
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I had to get rid of my husband…the cat/dog was allergic.
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Whats the deal with toilet paper these days? Its no longer called 'toilet paper'. There are little sissy names for it such as: 'bathroom tissue', and many others. [...]
[Pets] never complain. They never bite you, or pee on you because you don't call them 'k9s', or 'Felines'. They just go about their business, like humping your leg, or licking each others genitals.
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And thou shall have dominion over all the beasts—except, of course, for cats.
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A dog maybe a man's best friend but a horse made history
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Every life should have nine cats.
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Very few people question that it is an act of kindness to put an animal painlessly to death if it is injured beyond possibility of a pain-free future; or that it is better to neuter pets than to allow thousands of unwanted litters to be born. But mention it might be better for a breeding sow in a farrowing crate if she had never been born, and you will be met with chants of 'Any life is better than no life'. Humans have an odd way of finding pleasure in activities that bring them pleasure, or profit, or both.
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Cruelty has cursed the human family for countless ages. It is almost impossible for one to be cruel to animals and kind to humans. If children are permitted to be cruel to their pets and other animals, they easily learn to get the same pleasure from the misery of fellow-humans. Such tendencies can easily lead to crime.
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Cats always know just how you’re feeling…They don’t care, but they know.
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It's a Ruff Life
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Dog Is Man's Best Friend
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If you want the best seat in the house, you have to move the dog
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Dogs Drool
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Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.
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I may not be perfect but, My dog loves me.
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A dog's best friend is his human
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A cage went in search of a bird.
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That's Miss Kitty To You
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Beware - Dog Can't Hold His Licker
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We had to get rid of the kids…the cat/dog was allergic.
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People really do spend a lot of money on their pets - sometimes more then themselves.
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These paws were made for walking
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