Writing in the journal Anthrozoos, Kiesler, Lee, and Kramer report that “[their findings give support to the Caporeal-Heyes’ argument that relationships with animals lead people to explain their behaviors in human terms” (340). The essence of Kiesler, Lee, and Kramer’s argument is that through ownership of a dog, one will most likely associate the dog’s behavior to psychological explanations of human social behavior. The author’s claim that ownership has emotional components that have direct effects on how people perceive causality in animals. Kiesler, Lee, and Kramer’s report of humans associating human behaviors to dogs is extremely useful because it sheds light on the difficult problem of discovering why students want to own dogs. This claim gives evidence that correlates with my argument on what social burdens ownership has on someone and why students should resist ownership.
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Basically, Rohlf, Bennet, Toukhsati and Coleman are attributing responsible ownership to the six different ownership practices. The authors’ point is that responsible ownership can lead to benefits for not only the individual but whole communities. I agree that Rohlf, Bennet, Toukhsati and Coleman’s claim that irresponsible ownership can lead to community disharmony and unwarranted stress on animal shelters and that there are major responsible ownership practices that are attributed to being considered a responsible
Basically, Rohlf, Bennet, Toukhsati and Coleman are attributing responsible ownership to the six different ownership practices. The authors’ point is that responsible ownership can lead to benefits for not only the individual but whole communities. I agree that Rohlf, Bennet, Toukhsati and Coleman’s claim that irresponsible ownership can lead to community disharmony and unwarranted stress on animal shelters and that there are major responsible ownership practices that are attributed to being considered a responsible