别把宠物当孩子.doc

别把宠物当孩子.doc

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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”

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