no more pets

[victor steinbok]

I stick with my original vote. It's obvious which one it is once you watch
the video.

VS-)

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Garson O'Toole
<adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> David Barnhart wrote
> > I just saw a little story on CNN about the political incorrectness of the
> > term _pet_ meaning an animal kept as a companion.
>
> There is a short video segment available at the CNN website that might
> contain the material that David Barnhart viewed. Below is a link:
>
> Is the word 'pet' politically incorrect?
> Added On May 10, 2011
> Some animal rights activists want to replace the term "pet" with
> "animal companion." CBC's Colleen Jones reports.
>
>
> http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/05/09/dnt.pet.politically.incorrect.CBC
> Shortened link
> http://goo.gl/RkwUS
>
> The report refers to the Journal of Animal Ethics as the source of the
> following suggestions: Replace "pet" with "animal companion." Call a
> raccoon dining from the garbage can of a house a "free living animal"
> and not a "pest." Replace "wildlife" with "free range" or "free
> living."
>
> Garson

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