07-31-2014, 01:42 AM
Genetically there is no difference between a wolf and a dog. Believe it or not a pug and a wolf have basically identical genetics, but yes selective breeding and human intervention has changed dogs drastically. Although there are some basic traits that are consistent through out the species. For instance, the pack hierarchy is instinctual for most dogs so if you are their alpha they will always look to please you and follow your command. That is why dogs are so loyal.
Anyway, life is life. If you see human life as more valuable than animal life you have no understanding of the value of life in the big picture. If you fight dogs you have absolutely no respect for life. In Brooklyn I would find headless fight dogs floating in the water because they weren't good fighters and then people wonder why pit bulls have become such a problematic breed. It is because they have been selectively bred to be aggressive towards other dogs and this is slowly ruining a breed that was used as a family dog a century ago.
Gypsy I think you are grossly generalizing dog owners. I think owning a dog enhances the appreciation of family. Dogs have the ability to heal people that is why veterans with ptsd can get service dogs as therapy. Dogs teach and remind people how to love unconditionally especially when a person is going to hard times. On the other hand I have seen people who don't like dogs avoid family members who own dogs. I have also seen people risk their own lives walking into traffic to avoid being on the same side of the street as a perfectly calm and friendly dog who wants nothing to do with them. What's the logic in that?
Anyway, I feel unless there is a reason to kill an animal (food, protection etc.) it is really sadistic and sociopathic to torture and terrorize animals in the way that dog fighting does. I would not want to live anywhere near someone like that. A person like that has no respect for life on a fundamental level.
Anyway, life is life. If you see human life as more valuable than animal life you have no understanding of the value of life in the big picture. If you fight dogs you have absolutely no respect for life. In Brooklyn I would find headless fight dogs floating in the water because they weren't good fighters and then people wonder why pit bulls have become such a problematic breed. It is because they have been selectively bred to be aggressive towards other dogs and this is slowly ruining a breed that was used as a family dog a century ago.
Gypsy I think you are grossly generalizing dog owners. I think owning a dog enhances the appreciation of family. Dogs have the ability to heal people that is why veterans with ptsd can get service dogs as therapy. Dogs teach and remind people how to love unconditionally especially when a person is going to hard times. On the other hand I have seen people who don't like dogs avoid family members who own dogs. I have also seen people risk their own lives walking into traffic to avoid being on the same side of the street as a perfectly calm and friendly dog who wants nothing to do with them. What's the logic in that?
Anyway, I feel unless there is a reason to kill an animal (food, protection etc.) it is really sadistic and sociopathic to torture and terrorize animals in the way that dog fighting does. I would not want to live anywhere near someone like that. A person like that has no respect for life on a fundamental level.