Pet Citizen is Pretty Cool, Just Keep The Identity
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There is a big movement on in North America. A movement that promotes dogs to be more than just “objects”. One blog actually came up with the idea of “petizen.com” (pet citizen). I think that is pretty cool!
And, I fully agree, our pets should be more than just “objects” and they need to be treated as living pets, with all the rights any living pet should have
That brings me to my concern. First, I live in Canada, and as a Canadian other cultures, minority cultures are treated with the same respect and rights and recognition as any other culture.
And, we do NOT try to assimilate these cultures. We do NOT want to change them to be like “us”, whoever that may be. Rather, we encourage everyone to follow and study and find out about their roots.
We need to do that with our pets. They should never have their roots as an animal, a breed a dog taken away. We should never treat them as “kids”, as “people”. We are NOT doing them a favour by treating them that way.
They love us, absolutely. We love them back, no question. But, we need to allow them to be who and what they are. A dog, or cat, or other pet. We need to not only nurture our human love for them, but also their animal side.
If we do both we will have balanced dogs/cats/pets. And, these pets will always be a part of our family. I couldn’t imagine a family without a dog.
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Dena said,
July 18, 2008 @ 8:02 am
Hi,
This is Lucy_Cat from Twitter. Great blog. I love the idea of a petizen! I’m a writer, and a pet peeve (no pun intended) is when articles refer to pats as “it” or “that” instead of “him/her” or “they.” Looking forward to reading more posts.
Cheers
Cynthia Blue said,
July 18, 2008 @ 8:40 am
I agree that our companion animals should be treated, and respected, for the species they are. And they have rights to life and happiness just like human animals do. I don’t really even like the word ‘pet’ as it has a negative connotation to me, so I try not to use it.
I call my dogs my ‘kids’ as a term of affection. Rather, I consider myself their guardian in this human world. I prefer that they are dogs, and not human children. And I love them for who and what they are. And they are perfect the way they are!
Administrator said,
July 18, 2008 @ 8:43 am
Thanks for the comments. Cynthia Blue, I couldn’t have said it better than you. Wished I had said it as good
I feel exactly as you do.
Ruth,