Dogs
People here in the States love their dogs. It is quite normal to see people kissing their dogs. They treat these dogs like they are actually kids. In my mind, a dog, no matter who tries to say otherwise, is still just an animal. I don’t care how cuuuute and adorable it may be, it is still an animal.
I think that the perception of some people need an adjustment. Help me try to understand this because this is one concept that I just cannot grasp. How can a human being place more importance on the life of an animal versus that of a fellow human? Were we not created to be a higher species than that of animals?
An example of this happened a few years ago when Gabby and her cousin were at a store. I don’t know if you are familiar with this but, at some stores, people place cardboard signs asking for quarter (25 cents) donations. These signs have pre-cut slots where you can just put a quarter in it.
Anyway, there were two signs. One was for a starving child and the other was for the prevention of animal cruelty. Gabby and her cousin both asked for a quarter each. They both chose to give their quarters to animal cruelty. If my children are going to grow up to be this apathetic to their fellow humans, something is very wrong.
This is the mindset of a lot of the people here. I find it to be very disturbing. Call me cruel for turning my back on animals but, my heart will break at the sight of a sick, starving child before it gives a damn about a dog. I could care less if cats and dogs are dying of starvation. I care a lot more about the condition of our fellow humans who are dying of disease and starvation in America and, more importantly, in the very many developing nations.
There is a bigger world out there with more serious problems than animal cruelty. This should be one of the least of our worries. I really think that people need to get out of the bubble that they are living in and open their eyes to see if they can do their part–no matter how small–to help alleviate human suffering in our world.
Until next time. Take care.
