Why are dogs treated..well like dogs in our society?
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=because even though this is a free country, and we refer to free society, government and society rule all of us because "they" know what is best for each and every one of us!!!  Evidently we are not responsible enough for decision making, so "they" do it for our own well being.
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Animals and humans are practically one and the same, animals want to eat procreate, protect there young, humans are the same except for one thing, The ability to reason and ask a simple but important question..WHY? \n\nAsking that question has enabled humans to explore and expand,whether evolution or god had a say in that, is another question. But instinctly animals and humans are more similar than some people might like to admit to. \n\nOur behaviour can often be predicted following models based on animals. But the knowledge of our mortality and questioning of it, separates man from beast.
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You may find my answer different, and unconventional, but my explanation is, that different types of Souls tend to inhabitate different geographical areas, some parts of the world lend more suitable grounds for more advanced Souls, than others.\n\nThe dog is, in spiritual terms, humans' closest relative.\n\nA nation or cultural group that does not recognise the worth of this very special species, and violates human values in relation to animals to this incredible degree, in my opinion only demonstrates their level of a spiritual advancement.  It is lower than that of the lowest of animals.\n\nAccording to "Rational Spirituality" violence against a defenceless being is a form of ignorance.\n\nI further believe that the South Korean attitude to animals is a best example of how wrong it is to talk collectively about "humanity", as such.  In my personal  opinion, dog killers are unfit to call themselves "human".
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Humans like to think we are special and unique and different than our animal brethern, but are we?\n\n1. We share many characteristics, instincts, genetics, phenotypes etc with animals\n\n2. We use tools, but so do many animals, contrary to what was believed previously.\n\n3. We have languages, but the animals appear to as well, and appear to be able to understand some of language (dogs, horses, chimps). Some animals, like chimps, have been taught to use sign language and even type on computers, and some claim appear to use language creatively. \n\n4. Some animals have similar ratios of brain mass to body mass as humans, or even have better ratios. Many cetaceans might be as intelligent as humans, but not have the ability to manipulate the environment in the same way since they do not have hands. \n\nSo the entire premise of this question is a bit suspect, frankly.
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Too bad you are in another part of the world. I love to be treated like a Lady and very few men know how. One of the problems is that just like you, you treat some one that way and they don´t want to be treated that way. Is it old fashioned? I don´t think so. I think it is sweet.
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i find it disgusting that  a dog be put down for biting a person. Men nowadays can rape a woman and get off without a slap on the hand, but if a dog is being taunted and abused it is punished for defending itself.\n\nI also find it disgusting that a dog can be socialized to be violent, and then be put down because it cannot be 'rehabilitated.' Shouldn't we put as much effort into resocializing the animal? For God's sake, it's not it's fault it was traumatized and forced into this state of mind. We punish a creature for being punished from birth. It's hypocritical and downright evil.\n\nTo the person who spoke about rabies: if a person is bitten, they automatically can choose to take the medical procedures necessary to prevent/cure rabiesm, and insurance WILL cover it. All they have to say is "possible exposure."  A veterinarian can monitor the animal and see if there is any degeneration in the animal as well. \n\nDon't go near the animal if it's growling at you. If you do, you're at fault.\n\nFor God's sake, don't kill something because it pissed you off. If you provoke a creature, don't think you're immortal. You damn well deserve a bite.\n\nAnd btw, I have been chased by dogs trying to bite me. I've been very afraid, and I still wouldn't want them put down for doing it. I'd rather have them taken away from a bad situation and resocialized, and treated humanely.
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We only think with the right side of our brain, while women think with both.  We don't know we're dogs, and if you ask a dog "are you a dog?" it will not respond because it doesn't know the difference between itself and anything else.  I was not aware I was a dog until my first wife let me know, and then my second wife let me know.  Until then I thought I was doing okay, but now I know I haven't ever done anything right.  It's amazing the enlightenment a woman can bring into a dogs life.  So, I have built some mighty nice doghouses in my life knowing full well that I may have to take up residency there.
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My two dogs are part of my family.  We love them dearly and care for them as we care for each other.  Family comes first over anything and anybody.  So, to the question asked, I do like my pets more than most people.
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...animals are ALWAYS better than humans. their choices aren't made based on artificial morals & judgements of others. They are pure instinct & desire...\n\n...unless any1 knows different?
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The world has turned into a cesspool of self indulgent and spoiled whingers. And why not sue, if you are allergic to cats. Is your physical health less important than somebody's emotional health?\n\nFeelings are in charge of the world because the world, or the people who inhabit it, are not in charge of their feelings. It's easier to cave in to acting like an emotional cripple than it is to work through the difficulties everyone experiences at some point in their life.\n\nIf these emotionally fragile people cannot be separated from their pooches, perhaps people & pooches should only socialize at pooch parks and doggie daycares. If they are so attached to their doggies, perhaps the owners should try short desensitizing forays out of their pens, oops, I mean homes until they can successfully survive emotionally in the non-canine world.\n\nTrue service dogs, like seeing-eye, or dogs that have been trained to assist the disabled, must always be accomodated, but seriously, a service dog trainee vest from the internet just to be able to take your dog with you? That's disrespectful to the real service dogs and the people they serve.\n\nActually, if truth be told, I think it's the dogs that are also emotional cripples. So some dogs and some owners develop a sick, symbiotic emotional attachment to each other. I know, because my dog is an emotional cripple. The benefit is, when I come home, Mr. Needy is soooooo glad to see me (unlike my kids) because I don't take him everywhere.
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Dogs usually travel in packs, that is one reason they make such great pets.  They come to view their human family as their pack mates.
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I know for a fact that they should be treated like just like everyone else in this world. Just like you and me. They're people. They eat, they breath, they have dreams. At one point in your life, you've done some illegal as well. Whether it was some petty crime, or something worth being incarcerated for. Should they be punished for doing something illegal? Yes. But that doesn't mean that they should be treated like animals.
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i think if dogs had a religon they'd probably be a mixture of buddists, and maybe wiccians.. :) \nthey have a lot of love for everyone and everything.. they believe in being good.. and good things will happen to them.. and i bet they care about their environment around them
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SOME PEOPLE ARE.  HOWEVER, MOST ARE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND CARING PEOPLE.  THEY KNOW HOW TO RAISE ANIMALS, PROPERLY.  IT IS PREFERABLE TO PURCHASE A PET AT A BREEDER'S.  SHOPS OFTEN USE PUPPY MILLS THAT ARE BLATANTLY DISGUSTING.  ALSO, SHOPS ARE NOT HEALTHY PLACES TO SHOW ANIMALS, AND THEIR PRICES ARE INFLATED.  LOOK UP THE AMERICAN OR CANADIAN KENNEL CLUB WEBSITES.  THEY CAN DIRECT YOU TO GOOD BREEDERS IN YOUR AREA.
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Are other people mean to your dog? Maybe it has its reasons.
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If people admit that animals are worth being in relationships with, it calls up all the other problems. People have trouble morally with all that they do to animals and they don't want to be reminded of it.
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The Humane Society and the SPCA are more in line with my thinking. They stress reverence for living things, and having a relationship based on compassion between people and animals, without the smug, selfrightousness present in many PETA members.