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Slavery was normal in egypt too. We're only like 150 years past that being normal. Dogs were useful in ancient times as well. They warned of predators and could
by tootie 6y ago
Slavery was normal in egypt too. We're only like 150 years past that being normal. Dogs were useful in ancient times as well. They warned of predators and could protect cattle. Not really relevant anymore. Most modern pets are genetically engineered for centuries to be cute and docile and completely dependent on humans.
- pmarreck 6y agoWell, that's also where you're simply wrong, at least as far as cats are concerned: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/cats-are-an-extreme-outlier-among-domestic-animals/#:~:text=Unlike%20dogs%2C%20whose%20bodies%20and,wild%20counterparts%E2%80%94physically%20and%20genetically https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/cats-are-an-extreme-.... 10,000 years of interactions with cats, and they're just as wild, genetically, as their wild counterparts. Interesting?