We are infinitely more behaviourially complex yet
shallow than popular wisdom or observation, narratives
and folk tales believe us to be. Observe an individual's
treatment of other creatures with whom we share
the pleasures of existence and you know who among them
is a decent human being. A very nice bit of reassurance.
Those who maltreat an animal will do the same and
worse to their fellow humans; conversely gentle
treatment of animals denote a gentle soul. Don't look
for affirmation at the German volk's storied tenderness
for companion animals' welfare without recalling the
mass murders undertaken during the Holocaust. The
governor of New York state departs the official mansion
in sex-aggression disgrace leaving behind the dog
with whose image he assured the electorate he was
faithful to their administrative needs as chief
executive. In the grips of a new pandemic wave of
variant concern, Australian town councils now kill
shelter dogs rather than risk potential infections
from those handing them over to those eager to give
them haven though neither group represents alarming
infections. Weep for the mendacity and inhumanity of
those in whom we entrust the fate of dogs and men.
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