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1、别把宠物当孩子　　Incaseyoumissedit，avideolastweekshowedaminiaturehorseeatingabowlofcarrots―fromahighchair1.Ahighchair.Yes，really.　　Somepeoplewereappalled，somewereamused，somesimplycouldn’tbelievethatsomeone，somewhereputahorseinahighchair.　　Butperhapsitshouldn’tbeallthatsurpr

2、ising―itmightseemabsurd，butitmightalsobethelogicalextensionofthegrowingtrendoftreatinganimalsashumanandtreatingpetsaschildren，equivalenttothetoddler2whoeatsfromthesamechair.　　Examplesofthisattitudeareeverywhere，andrangefromtheinnocenttothenear-insane.Somepeopledress

3、uptheirpetsforHalloween，throwthembirthdayparties3，orcreatesocialmediaaccountsforthem.Therearenowfive-starcatresorts，offeringspaservices，finedining，andfour-posterbeds4.Yogastudiosnowoffer“doga”5classestoteachdownwarddog―todogs.Fancyboutiquesselldesignerpetpantiesandb

4、ikinis，anddoctorswillperformcosmeticsurgeryincaseyourpetneedsafacelift.　　Shouldanyofthiscauseconcern？Shouldwejustsmileandnodwhenpeoplecalltheirpetstheirkidsandtreatthemassuch？ShouldweshrugofftheFacebookpage“AnimalsarePeopleToo”and“MyChildhasFourPaws”bumperstickers？6

5、　　No.Becauseanimalsaren’tpeople.Andpetsaren’tchildren.　　Pointingoutbasicbiologicalrealitiesshouldn’ttriggeroutrageoroffense，butwhenitcomestopetstoday，itoftendoes.　　Thereseemstobeconfusionaboutthedifferencebetweenpetsandchildrenandanincreasinglylargegroupofpeoplewhog

6、enuinelybelievethathavingapetisthesamethingasbeingaparent.Theyadoptthelanguageofparenthoodwiththeirpets，callingthemselves“mommy”or“daddy”whentalkingtotheir“furkid7，”“baby，”“or“child，”forexample.　　Ofcourse，it’sonethingtousesuchlanguagelightly，asaninnocentexpressionof

7、loveorareflectionofthegreatjoyanddeepbondsthatpets，likechildren，cancreate.　　It’squiteanothertousethislanguageliterally8.　　Wordsmatter.Usinginaccuratelabelsforthingsdoesn’tjustblurtheveryreallinesbetweenpetsandpeople；itcanleadtodangerousdelusions9.Whatifawomanstartst

8、hinkingsheknowswhatamomoftwokidsisgoingthroughbecauseshe’sa“mom”totwocats？Whatifamanbelieveshavingababywon’tbemuchdifferentthanbeinga“dad”