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Originally Posted by PYroMaNiaC
Although I don't live on a farm or ranch - just in the middle of whole lot of trees, our dogs protect my children from cougars, wolves, coyotes, and bears. They can feel safe running around out here because our pets are trained to go with them, watch them. When you live in a rural community, friends and neighbors can be miles away and our girls' companions become the animals. The girls respect and love them because the dogs would put their lives at risk to keep my kids safe.
With such close ties to animals in so many ways, it's incomprehensible to me that such a horrible act could happen.
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Dogs have been domesticated for that purpose. Otherwise, they'd still be wolves preying on humans. In that respect, they've been co-opted to fufill a specific purpose as dictated by human masters. They serve a different purpose than livestock, but aren't any the less domesticated. Yes, it's exploitation. Bad? I dunno. Guess it depends on your perspective.
Whatever attrocities committed by the food processessing industry, is of course bad, but shouldn't be pinned on people trying to earn a honest living.