When it comes to how we think about animals, our perceptions all differ. We, as humans, pick and choose which animals we like and which animals we do not. Just as many of us like to eat meat, others cannot stand the thought of it. Or, for those of us who do eat meat, we tend to only eat some meats while excluding others. What is it that makes us decide what animals to eat and which ones we do not? Perhaps one of the reasons why we think differently about animals is because of the certain characteristics that the animal possesses. As Ariel Garlow states in “A Fox Is a Cow Is a Cat: Why We Treat Animals Differently (and How to Change Our Ways)”, “We’d like to believe that these distinctions...are justified by what makes these animals different.”(Garlow,
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According to “Animal Science” by M. E Ensminger, B.S, M.A, Ph.D., “Producers find point and purpose, and profit or loss through livestock marketing.”(Ensminger, insert pg) Basically, the day that farmers and hunters sell their meat to the market is the day that they get paid. Meaning, they use animals in a way that benefits themselves financially. In “The Other End of the Leash” by Berkley Rice, Rice mentions that there is an increase of dogs, stating “Dogs are multiplying more than twice as fast as humans in the U.S.”(Rice, insert pg ) There are those who are either pleased or not so pleased with the increase. Those who are pleased with the increase are usually those who profit from it, such as breeders, groomers, veterinarians, and dog food manufacturers. Those who do not make a profit from an increase in dogs, who are landlords and city officials, are usually not as pleased with the increase because of the complaints that pile in about dogs biting, barking, and dog droppings. To some of us, however, even animals of the same species can fall into separate categories. Hal Herzog, in “Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals”, reveals that a man named Ron Hensley, who loved both dogs and raccoon hunting, had two types of dogs: working dogs and pet dogs. Herzog states that the dogs that Ron used to hunt raccoons “...were working dogs, not pets. If a dog could not do its job right, he would sell it or swap it for a new one.” (Herzog, pg.9 ) To Ron and his family, the dogs were basically two different
According to “Animal Science” by M. E Ensminger, B.S, M.A, Ph.D., “Producers find point and purpose, and profit or loss through livestock marketing.”(Ensminger, insert pg) Basically, the day that farmers and hunters sell their meat to the market is the day that they get paid. Meaning, they use animals in a way that benefits themselves financially. In “The Other End of the Leash” by Berkley Rice, Rice mentions that there is an increase of dogs, stating “Dogs are multiplying more than twice as fast as humans in the U.S.”(Rice, insert pg ) There are those who are either pleased or not so pleased with the increase. Those who are pleased with the increase are usually those who profit from it, such as breeders, groomers, veterinarians, and dog food manufacturers. Those who do not make a profit from an increase in dogs, who are landlords and city officials, are usually not as pleased with the increase because of the complaints that pile in about dogs biting, barking, and dog droppings. To some of us, however, even animals of the same species can fall into separate categories. Hal Herzog, in “Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals”, reveals that a man named Ron Hensley, who loved both dogs and raccoon hunting, had two types of dogs: working dogs and pet dogs. Herzog states that the dogs that Ron used to hunt raccoons “...were working dogs, not pets. If a dog could not do its job right, he would sell it or swap it for a new one.” (Herzog, pg.9 ) To Ron and his family, the dogs were basically two different