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This has been studied. The issue is that people view dogs as helpless and dependent. You get a similar reaction if someone with say, extreme downs syndrome is k
by wmil 10y ago
This has been studied. The issue is that people view dogs as helpless and dependent. You get a similar reaction if someone with say, extreme downs syndrome is killed.
Normal people have agency. Most of the "innocent man is killed by the police" stories involve some very stupid behaviour by the "innocent man" leading up to his death.
- joaomacp 10y agoWhat about killing millions of pigs because they're tasty? Do they have agency? What about stepping on an ant for the fun of it? Does it get a negative reaction equal to the killing of a dog? It's an animal's life... The only reason killing a dog would be bad is because the dog may belong to someone, so it's like burning their house: it's property vandalism. Everything beyond that is down to aesthetic: most people in your culture think dogs are cute, so they want to care for them. In some chinese places, a dog is food, so it's alright, just like it is alright killing millions of pigs in our culture.