Our culture is very law based. People lean on our laws in a variety of circumstances. Your friend won’t pay you back, take them to court. We threaten the use of our lawyers and our courts to settle personal and professional issues. Many of these cases are animal related. People are taken to court by others who got bit by their dog and for many other animal discrepancies. This makes these pets seem like our property, things we can buy, sell, and get court orders to kill when they misbehave. But I don’t see pets, or animals in general, as our property. We are the owners of these pets because they need our protection and our care. Ownership of pets means you are the decision maker for that living creature who otherwise could not defend itself against other humans, so others can’t take your pet away from you. It does not mean they are our property.
Do you think most people in our culture view their pets as their property? I know that I see my pets as more my family then my property and my protection and care for them stems from that reason and not because they are mine.
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