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Originally Posted by javadog
I hate to single you out, but this is morally and ethically troubling. It also ignores how humans have bred dogs to interact with them over the last many centuries. Legally, perhaps you are correct. In all other respects, someone who views a relationship with a dog in this way shouldn't "own" a dog.
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The moral and ethical concern lies with individuals who conflate humane treatment of animals with the inalienable rights of humans.
It is not surprising you would single out the legality of the concept at issue here, which is indisputable, in an effort to disparage the fact that no animal could ever be held accountable for taking the life of another animal. Worse, the implication that an animal can somehow be justified for doing so smacks at pathological anthropomorphism.
Without going into too much detail about difficult subjects such as morals, ethics or even self-loathing, concepts no animal (nor even some humans) can comprehend, no animal, however 'loyal' it appears to be, has a right to life or liberty.